CVE-2018-6612

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An integer underflow bug in the process_EXIF function of the exif.c file of jhead 3.00 raises a heap-based buffer over-read when processing a malicious JPEG file, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125 CWE-191

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889272Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.00-6Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889272Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.00-6Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 4, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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