CVE-2020-28840
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jpgfile.c in Matthias-Wandel jhead version 3.04, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jpgfile.c in Matthias-Wandel jhead version 3.04, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS).
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- matthiaswandel/jhead
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900820Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-xh27-xwgj-gqw2Exploit
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/commit/4827ed31c226dc5ed93603bd649e0e387a1778daPatch
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/8Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900820Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-xh27-xwgj-gqw2Exploit
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/commit/4827ed31c226dc5ed93603bd649e0e387a1778daPatch
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/8Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.