Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:exif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:exif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.6.22
- (no CPE)range: <=0.6.22
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- exif/exif command line tooldescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/libexif/exif/commit/eb84b0e3c5f2a86013b6fcfb800d187896a648fanvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libexif/exif/commit/f6334d9d32437ef13dc902f0a88a2be0063d9d1cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libexif/exif/issues/4nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-28nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JSWAXZVNXYLV3E4R6YQTEGRGMGWEAR76/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMC6OTXZRPCUD3LOSWO4ISR7CH7NJQDT/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZQ3L45F7S7PQPG5HEHXOCGNOO64MJOS/nvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.