GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems

GHSA-q95h-cqrv-8jv5 ExifTool vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

HIGH Published 2023-01-20 Modified 2023-01-20 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
RubyGems
Packages
exiftool_vendored
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-74
Reviewed
2023-01-20

Affected packages

• RubyGems exiftool_vendored: < 12.25.0 → fixed in 12.25.0

Description

Impact 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

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component weakness

References