CVE-2021-28275Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast in Jhead

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 73.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 23
Latest updateMay 29

Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 due to a wild address read in the Get16u function in exif.c in will cause segmentation fault via a crafted_file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

debiandebian/jhead< jhead 1:3.06.0.1-2 (bookworm)
Debianjhead_project/jhead< 1:3.06.0.1-2+2
Ubuntujhead_project/jhead< 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3+4
NVDjhead_project/jhead3.04, 3.05+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Jhead vulnerabilities2023-05-29
GHSA
GHSA-67w2-vvm4-fjr9: A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in jhead 32022-03-24
OSV
CVE-2021-28275: A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in jhead 32022-03-23

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Jhead vulnerabilities2023-05-29
Debian
CVE-2021-28275: jhead - A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 due to a wild ad...2021
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