USN-4987-2: ExifTool vulnerability
Publication date
8 February 2022
Overview
ExifTool could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- libimage-exiftool-perl - library and program to read and write meta information in multime
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.
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.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | libimage-exiftool-perl – 10.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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