CVE-2021-22204
libimage-exiftool-perl - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
⚠ KEVEPSS 92.8%
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
How to fix CVE-2021-22204
To remediate CVE-2021-22204, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libimage-exiftool-perl—upgrade to 12.16+dfsg-2 or later
- —upgrade to 10.40-1+deb9u1 or later
- —upgrade to 11.16-1+deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2021-22204 being exploited?
Yes — CVE-2021-22204 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Patch immediately.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 12.16+dfsg-2
- from 0, < 10.40-1+deb9u1
- from 0, < 11.16-1+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |