SB2022022002 - Amazon Linux AMI update for perl-Image-ExifTool
Published: February 20, 2022 Updated: February 12, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022022002
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23935)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: 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
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.