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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-2840

CVE-2012-2840

Description

Off-by-one error in the exif_convert_utf16_to_utf8 function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) before 0.6.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted EXIF tags in an image.

Affected products

6
  • Libexif Project/Libexif6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.6.20
    • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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