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.
EPSS: 0.018 (75.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Jhead_project Jhead — versions 3.00
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
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.