#VU31853 Out-of-bounds read in libexif - CVE-2012-2812
Published: July 26, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31853
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2812
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libexif
libexif
Software vendor:
libexif.sourceforge.net
libexif.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the exif_entry_get_value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1255.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49988
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29534027
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2559
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54437
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1513-1