PatchTheCVEexif vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting exif, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 3 tracked.
exif has 3 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 1. Most recent: 2021-04-14. Highest priority: CVE-2012-2845 (score 45/100).
- CVE-2021-27815 MEDIUM 5.5 UPGRADE MITIGATE NULL Pointer Deference in the exif command line tool, when printing out XML formatted EXIF data, in exif v0.6.
- CVE-2012-2845 MEDIUM 6.4 DOWNGRADE Integer overflow in the jpeg_data_load_data function in jpeg-data.c in libjpeg in exif 0.6.20 allows remote at
- CVE-2009-1501 MEDIUM 4.3 DOWNGRADE Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Exif module 5.x-1.x before 5.x-1.2 and 6.x-1.x-dev before Apri
FAQ
How do I fix exif vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is exif being exploited right now?
None of the tracked exif CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which exif CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2012-2845 currently ranks highest (45/100): Integer overflow in the jpeg_data_load_data function in jpeg-data.c in libjpeg in exif 0.6.20 allows remote at.