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CVE-2012-2840

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.02%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-07-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2012-2840
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.02%

Original NVD Description

Off-by-one error in the exif_convert_utf16_to_utf8 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 or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted EXIF tags in an image.