CVE-2021-28275

MEDIUM
Published Mar 23, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 23, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-704

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
jhead_projectjhead3.04any
jhead_projectjhead3.05any

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/17
    ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-17
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.