What is CVE-2024-42851?

CVE-2024-42851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aertherwide Exiftags, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-42851?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Aertherwide Exiftags

CVE-2024-42851

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the paresetag function.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (20.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Aertherwide Exiftags
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42851?: CVE-2024-42851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aertherwide Exiftags, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-42851?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.