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TI-2012-02455 Aliases CVE-2012-2837GHSA-365p-hvj9-f68w

The mnote_olympus_entry_get_value function in olympus/mnote-olympus-entry.c in the EXIF…

Priority LOW 29CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03891 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.6.20Vulnerablelibexif project
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.14Vulnerablelibexif project
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.15Vulnerablelibexif project
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.16Vulnerablelibexif project
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.18Vulnerablelibexif project
cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.19Vulnerablelibexif project
  • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6.20 Vulnerable ·libexif project
  • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.14 Vulnerable ·libexif project
  • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.15 Vulnerable ·libexif project
  • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.16 Vulnerable ·libexif project
  • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.18 Vulnerable ·libexif project
  • cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif:0.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.19 Vulnerable ·libexif project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:1255 Released 2012-09-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libexif security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libexif-0.6.21-1.el5_8, libexif-devel-0.6.21-1.el5_8, libexif-devel-0.6.21-1.el5_8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libexif-0.6.21-1.el5_8, libexif-0.6.21-1.el5_8.i386, libexif-0.6.21-1.el5_8.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libexif-0.6.21-1.el5_8, libexif-0.6.21-1.el5_8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libexif-0.6.21-5.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libexif-0.6.21-5.el6_3, libexif-devel-0.6.21-5.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libexif-0.6.21-5.el6_3, libexif-devel-0.6.21-5.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libexif-0.6.21-5.el6_3, libexif-0.6.21-5.el6_3.ppc, libexif-devel-0.6.21-5.el6_3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libexif-0.6.21-5.el6_3, libexif-devel-0.6.21-5.el6_3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1255
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:1255
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1255
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1255
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1255
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1255
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1255
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1255

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2837
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-365p-hvj9-f68w
  3. 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • TI-2026-25264 Integer underflow in libexif CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-05185 Out-of-bounds read in Red Hat libexif CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2020-10306 An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2012-02433 Buffer overflow in the exif_entry_format_value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-02457 Integer underflow in the exif_entry_get_value function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF Tag… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-02456 Off-by-one error in the exif_convert_utf16_to_utf8 function in exif-entry.c in the EXIF… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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