Buffer overflow in Jhead Project
CVE-2020-26208
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900821 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/7 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/commit/5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-7pr6-xq4f-qhgc (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-26208?
- CVE-2020-26208 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jhead Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-02-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-26208?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.