GHSA-Q95H-CQRV-8JV5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-20 19:33 – Updated: 2023-01-20 19:33Impact
Arbitrary code execution can occur when running exiftool against files with hostile metadata payloads
Patches
ExifTool has already been patched in version 12.24. exiftool_vendored.rb, which vendors ExifTool, includes this patch in v12.25.0.
Workarounds
No
References
https://twitter.com/wcbowling/status/1385803927321415687 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
Open an issue in exiftool_vendored.rb
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "### Impact\nArbitrary code execution can occur when running `exiftool` against files with hostile metadata payloads\n\n### Patches\nExifTool has already been patched in version 12.24. `exiftool_vendored.rb`, which vendors ExifTool, includes this patch in [v12.25.0](https://github.com/exiftool-rb/exiftool_vendored.rb/releases/tag/v12.25.0).\n\n### Workarounds\nNo\n\n### References\nhttps://twitter.com/wcbowling/status/1385803927321415687\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\nOpen an issue in [exiftool_vendored.rb](https://github.com/exiftool-rb/exiftool_vendored.rb/issues)",
"id": "GHSA-q95h-cqrv-8jv5",
"modified": "2023-01-20T19:33:40Z",
"published": "2023-01-20T19:33:40Z",
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