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mageiaGentoo FoundationMGASA-2021-0252
HistoryJun 14, 2021 - 12:32 a.m.

Updated exif packages fix a security vulnerability

2021-06-1400:32:39
Gentoo Foundation
advisories.mageia.org
14
exif packages
security vulnerability
null pointer deference
xml formatted exif data
denial of service
malicious jpeg file
application crash
cve-2021-27815
unix

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

54.6%

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. (CVE-2021-27815).

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Mageia7noarchexif< 0.6.22-1.1exif-0.6.22-1.1.mga7
Mageia8noarchexif< 0.6.22-1.1exif-0.6.22-1.1.mga8

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

54.6%