CVE-2012-2812

medium
Published 2012-07-13 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.4
VIR risk
6.4

Description

The exif_entry_get_value 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 (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted EXIF tags in an image.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2812

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.6.20-3
debian debianbullseyefixed0.6.20-3
debian debianforkyfixed0.6.20-3
debian debiansidfixed0.6.20-3
debian debiantrixiefixed0.6.20-3

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libexif_projectlibexif{"endIncluding":"0.6.20"}
libexif_projectlibexif0.6.14
libexif_projectlibexif0.6.15
libexif_projectlibexif0.6.16
libexif_projectlibexif0.6.18
libexif_projectlibexif0.6.19

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.