VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-3496
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in jhead in version 3.06 in Get16u() in exif.c when processing a crafted file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in jhead in version 3.06 in Get16u() in exif.c when processing a crafted file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.06% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-787
- Affected
- jhead project/jhead
- Source
- patrick@puiterwijk.org
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949245Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/33Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-17Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949245Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/33Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-17Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.