Numeric Errors Affecting libexif-devel package, versions <0:0.6.21-5.el6_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.92% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-LIBEXIFDEVEL-1445717
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Jul 2012

Introduced: 12 Jul 2012

CVE-2012-2837  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 libexif-devel to version 0:0.6.21-5.el6_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1255.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libexif-devel package and not the libexif-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The mnote_olympus_entry_get_value function in olympus/mnote-olympus-entry.c in the EXIF Tag Parsing Library (aka libexif) before 0.6.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via an image with crafted EXIF tags that are not properly handled during the formatting of EXIF maker note tags.

CVSS Scores

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