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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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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMC6OTXZRPCUD3LOSWO4ISR7CH7NJQDT/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMC6OTXZRPCUD3LOSWO4ISR7CH7NJQDT/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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Reference Type
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-28 No Types Assigned
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-28 Third Party Advisory
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JSWAXZVNXYLV3E4R6YQTEGRGMGWEAR76/ No Types Assigned
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JSWAXZVNXYLV3E4R6YQTEGRGMGWEAR76/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMC6OTXZRPCUD3LOSWO4ISR7CH7NJQDT/ No Types Assigned
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMC6OTXZRPCUD3LOSWO4ISR7CH7NJQDT/ Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZQ3L45F7S7PQPG5HEHXOCGNOO64MJOS/ No Types Assigned
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZQ3L45F7S7PQPG5HEHXOCGNOO64MJOS/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:exif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.6.22
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/libexif/exif/commit/eb84b0e3c5f2a86013b6fcfb800d187896a648fa No Types Assigned
https://github.com/libexif/exif/commit/eb84b0e3c5f2a86013b6fcfb800d187896a648fa Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/libexif/exif/commit/f6334d9d32437ef13dc902f0a88a2be0063d9d1c No Types Assigned
https://github.com/libexif/exif/commit/f6334d9d32437ef13dc902f0a88a2be0063d9d1c Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/libexif/exif/issues/4 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/libexif/exif/issues/4 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Added
CVSS V2 Metadata
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
CVE Modified by MITRE4/15/2021 12:15:14 PM
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Description
NULL Pointer Deference in the "actions.c" library of libexif exif v0.6.22 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by uploading a malicious JPEG file, causing the application to crash.
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.