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CVE-2021-27815

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-04-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2021-27815
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.27%

Original NVD 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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