fkie_cve-2021-22204
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2021-04-23 18:15
Modified
2025-11-03 18:58
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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
References
cve@gitlab.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162558/ExifTool-DjVu-ANT-Perl-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@gitlab.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@gitlab.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@gitlab.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167038/ExifTool-12.23-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@gitlab.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/09/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/10/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttps://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/cf0f4e7dcd024ca99615bfd1102a841a25dde031#diff-fa0d652d10dbcd246e6b1df16c1e992931d3bb717a7e36157596b76bdadb3800Patch
cve@gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22204.jsonThird Party Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1154542Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDKDLJLBTBBR66OOPXSXCG2PQRM5KCZL/Release Notes
cve@gitlab.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F6UOBPU3LSHAPRRJNISNVXZ5DSUIALLV/Release Notes
cve@gitlab.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4RF6PJCJ6NQOVJJJF6HN6BORUQVIXY6/Release Notes
cve@gitlab.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4910Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162558/ExifTool-DjVu-ANT-Perl-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167038/ExifTool-12.23-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/09/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/10/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/cf0f4e7dcd024ca99615bfd1102a841a25dde031#diff-fa0d652d10dbcd246e6b1df16c1e992931d3bb717a7e36157596b76bdadb3800Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22204.jsonThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDKDLJLBTBBR66OOPXSXCG2PQRM5KCZL/Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F6UOBPU3LSHAPRRJNISNVXZ5DSUIALLV/Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4RF6PJCJ6NQOVJJJF6HN6BORUQVIXY6/Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4910Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22204US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
exiftool_project exiftool *
debian debian_linux 9.0
debian debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject fedora 32
fedoraproject fedora 33
fedoraproject fedora 34


To clipboard 

{
  "cisaActionDue": "2021-12-01",
  "cisaExploitAdd": "2021-11-17",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "ExifTool Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:exiftool_project:exiftool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "9C18C58A-4D97-41AC-A2E6-5983D3376107",
              "versionEndExcluding": "12.24",
              "versionStartIncluding": "7.44",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "DEECE5FC-CACF-4496-A3E7-164736409252",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "07B237A9-69A3-4A9C-9DA0-4E06BD37AE73",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "36D96259-24BD-44E2-96D9-78CE1D41F956",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "E460AA51-FCDA-46B9-AE97-E6676AA5E194",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "A930E247-0B43-43CB-98FF-6CE7B8189835",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Una neutralizaci\u00f3n inapropiada de los datos del usuario en el formato de archivo DjVu en ExifTool versiones 7.44 y posteriores, permite una ejecuci\u00f3n de c\u00f3digo arbitrario cuando se analiza la imagen maliciosa"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-22204",
  "lastModified": "2025-11-03T18:58:34.113",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.5,
        "impactScore": 3.7,
        "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
      },
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2021-04-23T18:15:08.127",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162558/ExifTool-DjVu-ANT-Perl-Injection.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167038/ExifTool-12.23-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/09/1"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/10/5"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/cf0f4e7dcd024ca99615bfd1102a841a25dde031#diff-fa0d652d10dbcd246e6b1df16c1e992931d3bb717a7e36157596b76bdadb3800"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22204.json"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00018.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDKDLJLBTBBR66OOPXSXCG2PQRM5KCZL/"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F6UOBPU3LSHAPRRJNISNVXZ5DSUIALLV/"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4RF6PJCJ6NQOVJJJF6HN6BORUQVIXY6/"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@gitlab.com",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4910"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162558/ExifTool-DjVu-ANT-Perl-Injection.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ],
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167038/ExifTool-12.23-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/09/1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/10/5"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/cf0f4e7dcd024ca99615bfd1102a841a25dde031#diff-fa0d652d10dbcd246e6b1df16c1e992931d3bb717a7e36157596b76bdadb3800"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22204.json"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00018.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDKDLJLBTBBR66OOPXSXCG2PQRM5KCZL/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F6UOBPU3LSHAPRRJNISNVXZ5DSUIALLV/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes"
      ],
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4RF6PJCJ6NQOVJJJF6HN6BORUQVIXY6/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4910"
    },
    {
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22204"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@gitlab.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-94"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    },
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-94"
        }
      ],
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.