Description
JHEAD is a simple command line tool for displaying and some manipulation of EXIF header data embedded in Jpeg images from digital cameras. In affected versions there is a heap-buffer-overflow on jhead-3.04/jpgfile.c:285 ReadJpegSections. Crafted jpeg images can be provided to the user resulting in a program crash or potentially incorrect exif information retrieval. Users are advised to upgrade. There is no known workaround for this issue.
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CVSS 3.1 6.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900821Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/commit/5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-7pr6-xq4f-qhgcExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900821Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/commit/5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-7pr6-xq4f-qhgcExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/7Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 2, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified