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CVE-2012-2845
Integer overflow in the jpeg_data_load_data function in jpeg-data.c in libjpeg in exif 0.6.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Medium6.4EPSS 3.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Chrome
Description
Integer overflow in the jpeg_data_load_data function in jpeg-data.c in libjpeg in exif 0.6.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted JPEG file.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Chrome
- 55 days later
· 55 days later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 54437 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [libexif-devel] 20120712 libexif project security advisory July 12, 2012 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2012:107 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 49988 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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