Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4987-1)
🗓️ 11 Jun 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 104 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for Code Injection in Exiftool_Project Exiftool | 3 May 202216:36 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Code Injection in Gitlab | 5 Jun 202115:42 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Code Injection in Exiftool_Project Exiftool | 2 Aug 202109:11 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Code Injection in Exiftool_Project Exiftool | 27 Oct 202515:59 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Code Injection in Exiftool_Project Exiftool | 29 Dec 202113:41 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Code Injection in Exiftool_Project Exiftool | 14 May 202303:43 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Code Injection in Exiftool_Project Exiftool | 4 Nov 202114:31 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Code Injection in Exiftool_Project Exiftool | 21 Feb 202211:07 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Code Injection in Gitlab | 4 Nov 202109:01 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for Code Injection in Exiftool_Project Exiftool | 14 May 202611:44 | – | githubexploit |
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844974");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-22204");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-06-11 03:00:33 +0000 (Fri, 11 Jun 2021)");
script_version("2025-08-15T05:40:49+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 05:40:49 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-07-24 17:07:58 +0000 (Wed, 24 Jul 2024)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4987-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(18\.04\ LTS|20\.04\ LTS|20\.10|21\.04)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4987-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4987-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libimage-exiftool-perl' package(s) announced via the USN-4987-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libimage-exiftool-perl' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 21.04.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libimage-exiftool-perl", ver:"10.80-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU20.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libimage-exiftool-perl", ver:"11.88-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU20.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU20.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libimage-exiftool-perl", ver:"12.05-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU20.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU21.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libimage-exiftool-perl", ver:"12.16+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU21.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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15 Aug 2025 00:00Current
8.1High risk
Vulners AI Score8.1
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 3.16.8 - 7.8
EPSS0.99981
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