Out-of-bounds Write Affecting jhead package, versions <1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-JHEAD-1246304
  • published15 Apr 2021
  • disclosed22 Apr 2021

Introduced: 15 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-3496  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 jhead to version 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1 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.

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in jhead in version 3.06 in Get16u() in exif.c when processing a crafted file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1