Out-of-bounds Read Affecting jhead package, versions <1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-JHEAD-1166397
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed17 Nov 2019

Introduced: 17 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-19035  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 jhead to version 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jhead package and not the jhead package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.

CVSS Scores

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