CVE-2024-2824

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 53.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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.

Published

2024-03-22 18:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-01 20:47Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-03-22

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

34dfe10e3db66fddeadfa3d6e57c29a6f98f02072b3b88b8330dd6073e5a1a97

• vuldb.comVDB-257711 | Matthias-Wandel jhead exif.c PrintFormatNumber heap-based overflowhttps://vuldb.com/?id.257711vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-257711 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.257711signaturepermissions-required
• github.comhttps://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/84issue-tracking
• github.comhttps://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/files/14613084/poc.zipexploit