CVE-2020-26208
In affected versions there is a heap-buffer-overflow on jhead-3.04/jpgfile.c:285 ReadJpegSections.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.89%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.89% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- jhead project/jhead
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900821Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/commit/5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-7pr6-xq4f-qhgcExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900821Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/commit/5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-7pr6-xq4f-qhgcExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/7Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.