Buffer overflow in Jhead
CVE-2019-1010302
jhead 3.03 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: iptc.c Line 122 show_IPTC(). The attack vector is: the victim must open a specially crafted JPEG file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jhead — versions 3.03
- Jhead Project — versions 3.03
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-17 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1010302?
- CVE-2019-1010302 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jhead, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-07-15.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1010302?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.