NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting exif package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.27% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2304-EXIF-5473745
  • published15 Apr 2021
  • disclosed14 Apr 2021

Introduced: 14 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-27815  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:23.04 exif.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exif package and not the exif package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:23.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1