CVE-2021-27815
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
2.5
Description
NULL Pointer Deference in the exif command line tool, when printing out XML formatted EXIF data, in exif v0.6.22 and earlier allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by uploading a malicious JPEG file, causing the application to crash.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-27815
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27815.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | affected | | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.6.22-3 |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.6.22-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.6.22-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.6.22-3 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.