CVE-2021-22204

Published: 23 April 2021

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

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
libimage-exiftool-perl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (10.80-1ubuntu0.1)
	focal	Released (11.88-1ubuntu0.1)
	groovy	Released (12.05-1ubuntu0.1)
	hirsute	Released (12.16+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1)
	impish	Not vulnerable (12.16+dfsg-2)
	jammy	Not vulnerable (12.16+dfsg-2)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (12.16+dfsg-2)
	xenial	Released (10.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) Available with Ubuntu Pro

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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