Vulnerability in Jhead Project
CVE-2018-16554
The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jhead Project — versions 3.00
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nimo-zhang.github.io/2018/09/07/bug-analysis-1/ (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16554?
- CVE-2018-16554 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jhead Project, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16554?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.