CVE-2021-34055
jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via exif.c in function Put16u.
02 Description
jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via exif.c in function Put16u.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 38.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-11-04 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-05-02 19:10Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-06-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0687a9aa9cc6ade3c61a145df23de8ef65012a08252f00270feb872b1e3e7c2c
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/36
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20221204 [SECURITY] [DLA 3219-1] jhead security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00004.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-5294https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5294
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- jhead Fixed in 1:3.06.0.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- jhead Fixed in 1:3.06.0.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- jhead Fixed in 1:3.06.0.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- jhead Fixed in 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- jhead Fixed in 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- jhead Fixed in 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- jhead Fixed in 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- jhead Fixed in 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.