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libimage-exiftool-perl — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22204

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

Products
libimage-exiftool-perl
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
12.16+dfsg-2
CVEs
CVE-2021-22204
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22204

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Apr 2021, 18:15 UTC

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

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22204

libimage-exiftool-perl

Fixed versions: 12.16+dfsg-2

libimage-exiftool-perl

Fixed versions: 12.16+dfsg-2

libimage-exiftool-perl

Fixed versions: 12.16+dfsg-2

Complete source record
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