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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-22204): ExifTool vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-22204): ExifTool vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/23/2021
Created
06/14/2021
Added
06/11/2021
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

Improper neutralization of user data in the DjVu file format in ExifTool versions 7.44 and up allows arbitrary code execution when parsing the malicious image

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libimage-exiftool-perl

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