Description
A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Exiftool | 13.0, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, 13.9, 13.10, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 13.14, 13.15, 13.16, 13.17, 13.18, 13.19, 13.20, 13.21, 13.22, 13.23, 13.24, 13.25, 13.26, 13.27, 13.28, 13.29, 13.30, 13.31, 13.32, 13.33, 13.34, 13.35, 13.36, 13.37, 13.38, 13.39, 13.40, 13.41, 13.42, 13.43, 1… | 13.54 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libimage-exiftool-perl | 13.55+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libimage-exiftool-perl | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libimage-exiftool-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libimage-exiftool-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libimage-exiftool-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libimage-exiftool-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libimage-exiftool-perl | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | libimage-exiftool-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libimage-exiftool-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | libimage-exiftool-perl | No fix yet | — |
References
- VDB-360421 | Exiftool JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4 GM.pm Process_mrld code injection vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-360421 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #800049 | Exiftool Project Exiftool Before 13.54 Code Injection third-party-advisory
- https://youtu.be/WktMPapQxlM media-coverage
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01#diff-5a95c56c6f98f0aa538233fd81bb9967154f3e9ebd4126a98dfb126c4c5629a4 patch
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01 patch
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/releases/tag/13.54 patch
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/ product