Out-of-bounds Read in Jhead Project
CVE-2020-6625
jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in Get32s when called from ProcessGpsInfo in gpsinfo.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1858746 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-17 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.gentoo.org/711220 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugs.gentoo.org/876247 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6625?
- CVE-2020-6625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jhead Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6625?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-6625 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.