Buffer Overflow in libexif 0.6.20 Allows Remote Code Execution via Crafted EXIF Tags

CVE-2012-2814 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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