CVE-2020-26208

MEDIUM EPSS 54.9%
Published Feb 2, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.1 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 2, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.1
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
4.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
54.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
jhead_projectjhead* <3.04

References 4

  • bugs.launchpad.net https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900821
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/commit/5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-7pr6-xq4f-qhgc
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/7
    PatchThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/commit/5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/7
    PatchThird Party Advisory