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.

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

Published 2022-03-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% 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

Jhead Project — versions 3.04, 3.05

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/15 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-17 (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.