Buffer overflow in Jhead Project

CVE-2021-28278

A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 via the RemoveSectionType function in jpgfile.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (54.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jhead_project Jhead — versions 3.04, 3.05
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28278?: CVE-2021-28278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jhead Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-28278?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.