CVE-2024-42851
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute...
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the paresetag function.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the paresetag function.
- Record
CVE-2024-42851- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787, CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the paresetag function.
- Record
CVE-2024-42851- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-39812
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the paresetag function.
- Record
EUVD-2024-39812- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x72g-3j3q-w4wf
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute...
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the paresetag function.
- Record
GHSA-x72g-3j3q-w4wf- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source exiftags v.1.01 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the paresetag function.
- Record
CVE-2024-42851- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42851- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42851- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
exiftagsDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-71.01-8 |
None known |
exiftagsDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-71.01-8 |
None known |
exiftagsDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-71.01-8 |
None known |
exiftagsUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-6 |
None known |
exiftagsUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-61.01-6build1 |
None known |
exiftagsUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-7 |
None known |
exiftagsUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-7 |
None known |
exiftagsUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-7 |
None known |
exiftagsUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-71.01-8 |
None known |
exiftagsUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-8build1 |
None known |
exiftagsUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.01-81.01-8build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-42851 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Aertherwide Exiftags, published August 27, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/T1anyang/fuzzing/tree/main/exiftags
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42851
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-42851
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42851
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42851