CVE-2021-22204 — ExifTool Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2021-22204: ExifTool Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Perl |
| Product | Exiftool |
| Date added | 2021-11-17 |
| Due date | 2021-12-01 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
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
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-95. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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