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CVE-2012-2841

Publication date 13 July 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Integer underflow in the exif_entry_get_value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) 0.6.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted buffer-size parameter during the formatting of an EXIF tag, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libexif 12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.6.20-2ubuntu0.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 0.6.20-1ubuntu0.1
11.04 natty
Fixed 0.6.20-0ubuntu1.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 0.6.19-1ubuntu0.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 0.6.16-2.1ubuntu0.2

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libexif

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