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CVE-2021-3496

Published: 22 April 2021

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

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
jhead
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
focal
Released (1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Not vulnerable

kinetic Not vulnerable

lunar Not vulnerable

trusty
Released (1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream Not vulnerable
(1:3.06)
xenial
Released (1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3)
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H