USN-4987-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4987-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4987-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4987-2
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Published
2022-02-08T21:24:13Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:07.967999690Z
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

Affected packages

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

Package

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

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

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

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4987-2.json"