CVE-2021-34055

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Published Nov 4, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via exif.c in function Put16u.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3219-1	jhead security update
Debian DSA	DSA-5294-1	jhead security update
EUVD	EUVD-2021-20725	jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via exif.c in function Put16u.
Ubuntu USN	USN-6108-1	Jhead vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.457% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/36
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00004.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5294

History

May 2, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Jhead Project Jhead

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 2, 2025, 7:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 4, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 2, 2025, 7:10 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:05 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:05 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:55 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 4, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:55 AM

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