Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024
CVE-2021-27815
CVE-2021-27815
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.
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Affected products
2- exif/exif command line tooldescription
- Range: <=0.6.22
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JSWAXZVNXYLV3E4R6YQTEGRGMGWEAR76/mitrevendor-advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMC6OTXZRPCUD3LOSWO4ISR7CH7NJQDT/mitrevendor-advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZQ3L45F7S7PQPG5HEHXOCGNOO64MJOS/mitrevendor-advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-28mitrevendor-advisory
- github.com/libexif/exif/commit/eb84b0e3c5f2a86013b6fcfb800d187896a648famitre
- github.com/libexif/exif/commit/f6334d9d32437ef13dc902f0a88a2be0063d9d1cmitre
- github.com/libexif/exif/issues/4mitre
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