What is CVE-2015-8221?

CVE-2015-8221 is a vulnerability in Google Picasa, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-11-17.

Is CVE-2015-8221 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Google Picasa

CVE-2015-8221

Integer overflow in Google Picasa before 3.9.140 Build 259 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the CAMF section in a FOVb image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2015-11-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.040 (90.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Picasa

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8221?: CVE-2015-8221 is a vulnerability in Google Picasa, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-11-17.
Is CVE-2015-8221 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.