CVE-2020-26208
Published: 2 February 2022
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 user resulting in a program crash or potentially incorrect exif information retrieval. Users are advised to upgrade. There is no known workaround for this issue.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
jhead Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Released
(1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
| bionic |
Released
(1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| focal |
Released
(1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(1:3.04-6)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1:3.04-6)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(1:3.04-6)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.1 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26208
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/commit/5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/7
- https://sources.debian.org/src/jhead/1%3A3.04-6/debian/patches/allocate-extra.patch/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6098-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian