Denial of Service Vulnerability in jhead by Matthias Wandel
CVE-2021-28275

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Jhead Project

Status
Jhead
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 March 2022

What is CVE-2021-28275?

A vulnerability in jhead versions 3.04 and 3.05 allows for a Denial of Service attack, triggered by a wild address read in the Get16u function within exif.c. This flaw can be exploited through specially crafted files, leading to segmentation faults and potential service disruptions.

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References

https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/17
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-17
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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