CVE-2018-16554 The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of incons...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 1.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/jhead(Debian:12) | < 1:3.00-8 | 1:3.00-8 |
| debian/jhead(Debian:13) | < 1:3.00-8 | 1:3.00-8 |
| debian/jhead(Debian:14) | < 1:3.00-8 | 1:3.00-8 |
| jhead project jhead | = 3.00 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2018-16554 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org exploit mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191231 [SECURITY] [DLA 2054-1] jhead security update mailing-list
- nimo-zhang.github.io exploit patch third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking