debian/jhead vulnerabilities

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1. CVE-2026-90682 Matthias-Wandel jhead WebP EXIF gpsinfo.c ProcessGpsInfo heap-based overflow

   Published 2026-09-14

   Medium·CVSS 4.8 EPSS 0.17%

   A security vulnerability has been detected in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This impacts the function ProcessGpsInfo of the file gpsinfo.c of the component WebP EXIF Handler. Such manipulation of the argument TAG_GPS_LAT/TAG_GPS_LONG leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An att...

2. CVE-2026-90681 Matthias-Wandel jhead EXIF Parsing exif.c Get16u out-of-bounds

   Published 2026-09-14

   Medium·CVSS 4.8 EPSS 0.16%

   A weakness has been identified in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This affects the function Get16u of the file exif.c of the component EXIF Parsing. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public a...

3. CVE-2025-44906 jhead v3.08 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the ProcessFile function at jhead.c.

   Published 2025-05-30

   High·CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.27%

   jhead v3.08 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the ProcessFile function at jhead.c.

4. CVE-2024-2824 Matthias-Wandel jhead exif.c PrintFormatNumber heap-based overflow

   Published 2024-03-22

   Medium·CVSS 6.3 EPSS 0.73%

   A vulnerability was found in Matthias-Wandel jhead 3.08 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function PrintFormatNumber of the file exif.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to...

5. CVE-2020-28840 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jpgfile.c in Matthias-Wandel jhead version 3.04, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS).

   Published 2023-08-11

   High·CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.36%

   Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jpgfile.c in Matthias-Wandel jhead version 3.04, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS).

6. CVE-2022-28550 Matthias-Wandel/jhead jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via shellescape(), jhead.c, jhead. jhead copies strings to a stack buffer when it detects a &i or &o. However, jhead does not check th...

   Published 2023-06-13

   Critical·CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.0%

   Matthias-Wandel/jhead jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via shellescape(), jhead.c, jhead. jhead copies strings to a stack buffer when it detects a &i or &o. However, jhead does not check the boundary of the stack buffer. As a result, there will be a stack buffer overfl...

7. DSA-5294-1 jhead - security update

   Published 2022-12-04

   Unknown

8. DLA-3219-1 jhead - security update

   Published 2022-12-04

   Unknown

9. CVE-2021-34055 jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via exif.c in function Put16u.

   Published 2022-11-04

   High·CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.46%

   jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via exif.c in function Put16u.

10. CVE-2022-41751 Jhead 3.06.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by placing them in a JPEG filename and then using the regeneration -rgt50 option.

    Published 2022-10-17

    High·CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.48%

    Jhead 3.06.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by placing them in a JPEG filename and then using the regeneration -rgt50 option.

11. CVE-2021-28278 A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 via the RemoveSectionType function in jpgfile.c.

    Published 2022-03-23

    High·CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.87%

    A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 via the RemoveSectionType function in jpgfile.c.

12. CVE-2021-28277 A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.

    Published 2022-03-23

    High·CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.87%

    A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.

13. CVE-2021-28276 A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 via a wild address read in the ProcessCanonMakerNoteDir function in makernote.c.

    Published 2022-03-23

    High·CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.1%

    A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 via a wild address read in the ProcessCanonMakerNoteDir function in makernote.c.

14. CVE-2021-28275 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.

    Published 2022-03-23

    Medium·CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.66%

    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.

15. CVE-2020-26208 Heap-buffer-overflow in jhead

    Published 2022-02-02

    Medium·CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.89%

    JHEAD is a simple command line tool for displaying and some manipulation of EXIF header data embedded in Jpeg images from digital cameras. In affected versions there is a heap-buffer-overflow on jhead-3.04/jpgfile.c:285 ReadJpegSections. Crafted jpeg images can be provided to the...

16. CVE-2021-3496 A heap-based buffer overflow was found in jhead in version 3.06 in Get16u() in exif.c when processing a crafted file.

    Published 2021-04-22

    High·CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.1%

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

17. CVE-2020-6625 jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in Get32s when called from ProcessGpsInfo in gpsinfo.c.

    Published 2020-01-09

    High·CVSS 7.1 EPSS 1.4%

    jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in Get32s when called from ProcessGpsInfo in gpsinfo.c.

18. CVE-2020-6624 jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in process_DQT in jpgqguess.c.

    Published 2020-01-09

    High·CVSS 7.1 EPSS 1.4%

    jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in process_DQT in jpgqguess.c.

19. DLA-2054-1 jhead - security update

    Published 2019-12-31

    Unknown

20. CVE-2019-19035 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 craft...

    Published 2019-11-17

    Medium·CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.0%

    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.

21. CVE-2019-1010301 jhead 3.03 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gpsinfo.c Line 151 ProcessGpsInfo(). The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.

    Published 2019-07-15

    Medium·CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.2%

    jhead 3.03 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gpsinfo.c Line 151 ProcessGpsInfo(). The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.

22. CVE-2019-1010302 jhead 3.03 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: iptc.c Line 122 show_IPTC(). The attack vector is: the victim must open a specially crafted JPE...

    Published 2019-07-15

    Medium·CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.97%

    jhead 3.03 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: iptc.c Line 122 show_IPTC(). The attack vector is: the victim must open a specially crafted JPEG file.

23. CVE-2018-17088 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 there is....

    Published 2018-09-16

    High·CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.6%

    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 there is an integer overflow during a check for whether a location exceeds the EXIF data...

24. 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...

    Published 2018-09-16

    High·CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.8%

    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 h...

25. CVE-2018-6612 An integer underflow bug in the process_EXIF function of the exif.c file of jhead 3.00 raises a heap-based buffer over-read when processing a malicious JPEG file, which may allow a remote attacker to....

    Published 2018-02-04

    Medium·CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.1%

    An integer underflow bug in the process_EXIF function of the exif.c file of jhead 3.00 raises a heap-based buffer over-read when processing a malicious JPEG file, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact.

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