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Ubuntu: USN-6113-1 (CVE-2018-6612): Jhead vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-6113-1 (CVE-2018-6612): Jhead vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/04/2018
Created
05/31/2023
Added
05/31/2023
Modified
11/15/2024

Description

An integer underflow bug in the process_EXIF function of the exif.c file of jhead 3.00 raises a heap-based buffer over-read when processing a malicious JPEG file, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-pro-upgrade-jhead

References

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