CVE catalog

CVE-2021-27815

exif: CVE-2021-27815

Severity: Low
Published: Apr 14, 2021, 2:15:13 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.27% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	exif	sid	`0.6.22-5`	fixed
Debian	exif	forky	`0.6.22-4`	fixed
Debian	exif	trixie	`0.6.22-4`	fixed
Debian	exif	bookworm	`0.6.22-3`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	exif	source	sid	`0.6.22-3`	unimportant	Not reported	[1018814]
Debian	exif	source	forky	`0.6.22-3`	unimportant	Not reported	[1018814]
Debian	exif	source	trixie	`0.6.22-3`	unimportant	Not reported	[1018814]
Debian	exif	source	bookworm	`0.6.22-3`	unimportant	Not reported	[1018814]

[Debian bug #1018814]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[exif]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.6.22-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.22-3
  dsa · exif · debian · bookworm; dsa · exif · debian · 12
- 0.6.22-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.22-3
  dsa · exif · debian · bookworm; dsa · exif · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[exif]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.6.22-4 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.22-3
  dsa · exif · debian · 13
- 0.6.22-4 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.22-3
  dsa · exif · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:55:27 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]