exiftool

Reads metadata from images and documents (authors, paths, GPS).

Reads and edits image and document metadata. It reveals authors, software, paths, GPS coordinates and sometimes credentials; it can also embed payloads in metadata fields.

Family File analysis & reversing

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Concepts Data hidden in images (strings/steganography), ExifTool: RCE via DjVu (CVE-2021-22204)

Installation

sudo apt install -y libimage-exiftool-perl

Useful commands2 commands

Appears in

Some machines where its use is documented; not an exhaustive list.

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