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FreeBSD : p5-Image-ExifTool -- code injection via crafted media (bba381b5-b842-11f1-8205-107c614c014e)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 350687

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the bba381b5-b842-11f1-8205-107c614c014e advisory.

 ExifTool versions up to 13.53 contain a code injection flaw in the Process_mrld function of lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm, reached while parsing JPEG, QuickTime, MOV and MP4 files. When exiftool is invoked with the -ee (extract embedded) option on a crafted file, a local attacker with low privileges can inject code that runs in the Perl runtime context of the exiftool process.
 The issue is fixed in ExifTool 13.54.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qjrf-c4wp-pgxx

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-7580

http://www.nessus.org/u?d4601e2c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 350687

File Name: freebsd_pkg_bba381b5b84211f18205107c614c014e.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 9/25/2026

Updated: 9/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

Percentile: 57.94

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-7580

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:p5-image-exiftool-devel, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:p5-image-exiftool

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-7580