Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting exiftool_vendored package, versions <12.25.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    96.73% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-EXIFTOOLVENDORED-3244389
  • published 4 May 2021
  • disclosed 4 May 2021
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade exiftool_vendored to version 12.25.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the DjVu file format. Improper neutralization of user data allows arbitrary code execution when parsing a malicious image.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

7.8 high