CVE-2020-26208

Heap-buffer-overflow in jhead

Published Feb 2, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
JHEAD is a simple command line tool for displaying and some manipulation of EXIF header data embedded in Jpeg images from digital cameras. In affected versions there is a heap-buffer-overflow on jhead-3.04/jpgfile.c:285 ReadJpegSections. Crafted jpeg images can be provided to the user resulting in a program crash or potentially incorrect exif information retrieval. Users are advised to upgrade. There is no known workaround for this issue.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18833 JHEAD is a simple command line tool for displaying and some manipulation of EXIF header data embedded in Jpeg images from digital cameras. In affected versions there is a heap-buffer-overflow on jhead-3.04/jpgfile.c:285 ReadJpegSections. Crafted jpeg images can be provided to the user resulting in a program crash or potentially incorrect exif information retrieval. Users are advised to upgrade. There is no known workaround for this issue.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6098-1 Jhead vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00069}

epss

{'score': 0.00078}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 5, 2025, 5:07 PM
Reserved
Oct 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 2, 2022, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM