CVE-2021-22204

MEDIUMCISA KEV

6.8

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

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.8

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/23/2021

Last Modified11/3/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorPerl

ProductExiftool

Vulnerability NameExifTool Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2021-11-17

Remediation Due Date2021-12-01

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

debian:debian_linuxexiftool_project:exiftoolfedoraproject:fedora

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94CWE-94

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162558/ExifTool-DjVu-ANT-Perl-Injection.html(cve@gitlab.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html(cve@gitlab.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@gitlab.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167038/ExifTool-12.23-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html(cve@gitlab.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/09/1(cve@gitlab.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/10/5(cve@gitlab.com)

https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/cf0f4e7dcd024ca99615bfd1102a841a25dde031#diff-fa0d652d10dbcd246e6b1df16c1e992931d3bb717a7e36157596b76bdadb3800(cve@gitlab.com)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22204.json(cve@gitlab.com)

https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542(cve@gitlab.com)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00018.html(cve@gitlab.com)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDKDLJLBTBBR66OOPXSXCG2PQRM5KCZL/(cve@gitlab.com)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F6UOBPU3LSHAPRRJNISNVXZ5DSUIALLV/(cve@gitlab.com)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4RF6PJCJ6NQOVJJJF6HN6BORUQVIXY6/(cve@gitlab.com)

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4910(cve@gitlab.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162558/ExifTool-DjVu-ANT-Perl-Injection.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167038/ExifTool-12.23-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/09/1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/10/5(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/cf0f4e7dcd024ca99615bfd1102a841a25dde031#diff-fa0d652d10dbcd246e6b1df16c1e992931d3bb717a7e36157596b76bdadb3800(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22204.json(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00018.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDKDLJLBTBBR66OOPXSXCG2PQRM5KCZL/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F6UOBPU3LSHAPRRJNISNVXZ5DSUIALLV/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4RF6PJCJ6NQOVJJJF6HN6BORUQVIXY6/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4910(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22204(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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