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libexif — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libexif
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.6.21-r0
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-2837
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:55 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:ALPINE-CVE-2012-2837
libexif
Fixed versions: 0.6.21-r0
libexif
Fixed versions: 0.6.21-r0
libexif
Fixed versions: 0.6.21-r0
libexif
Fixed versions: 0.6.21-r0
libexif
Fixed versions: 0.6.21-r0
Complete source record
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