UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22204

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-22204
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22204.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22204
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Published
2021-04-23T18:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:46:38Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - high
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libimage-exiftool-perl

Package

Name
libimage-exiftool-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimage-exiftool-perl@10.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

10.*

10.00-1
10.02-1
10.04-1
10.05-1
10.07-1
10.08-1
10.09-1
10.10-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "10.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libimage-exiftool-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22204.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libimage-exiftool-perl

Package

Name
libimage-exiftool-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimage-exiftool-perl@10.80-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.80-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

10.*

10.60-1
10.64-1
10.65-1
10.67-1
10.75-1
10.79-1
10.80-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "10.80-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libimage-exiftool-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22204.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / libimage-exiftool-perl

Package

Name
libimage-exiftool-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimage-exiftool-perl@11.88-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
11.88-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

11.*

11.65-1
11.70-1
11.74-1
11.75-1
11.76-1
11.77-1
11.78-1
11.79-1
11.80-1
11.87-1
11.88-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "11.88-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libimage-exiftool-perl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22204.json"