CVE-2012-2814

high
Published 2012-07-13 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

Buffer overflow in the exif_entry_format_value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) 0.6.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code 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-2012-2814

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_projectlibexif0.6.20

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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