CVE-2021-28278

HIGH

jhead 3.04-3.05 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in RemoveSectionType Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-17
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/15

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0086
EPSS Percentile 54.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
jhead_project/jhead 3.04
jhead_project/jhead 3.05
Published Mar 23, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026