Fedora 34 update for perl-Image-ExifTool



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-23935
CWE-ID CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

perl-Image-ExifTool
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU60721

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23935

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the file names within lib/Image/ExifTool.pm. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file name to the application and read arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 34

perl-Image-ExifTool: before 12.38-1.fc34

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-f3ab9c77bc


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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