CVE-2021-27847 json
Division-By-Zero vulnerability in Libvips 8.10.5 in the function vips_eye_point, eye.c#L83, and function vips_mask_point, mask.c#L85.
published 2021-07-15 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-14586
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Division-By-Zero vulnerability in Libvips 8.10.5 in the function vips_eye_point, eye.c#L83, and function vips_mask_point, mask.c#L85.
Patch / fix
- vips Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8.8.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-27847
- vips Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 8.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- vips Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27847
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
Exploit prediction
0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/1236 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-369 Divide By Zero
References
-
github.com
/libvips/libvips/issues/1236
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-27847
- NVD CVE-2021-27847
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