USN-4987-2

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    USN-4987-2

    Published: 8 Feb 2022Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: libimage-exiftool-perl vulnerability

    Details: USN-4987-1 fixed a vulnerability in ExifTool. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ExifTool did not properly sanitize user data for the DjVu file format. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4987-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-22204

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libimage-exiftool-perl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimage-exiftool-perl?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -10.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    10.00-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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