CVE-2021-28278

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-28278
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-23 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-11-16 19:38:00 UTC
DescriptionA Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 via the RemoveSectionType function in jpgfile.c.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Jhead Project Jhead 3.04 All All All
Application Jhead Project Jhead 3.05 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
A heap-based buffer overflow Read in RemoveSectionType in jpgfile.c · Issue #15 · Matthias-Wandel/jhead · GitHub MISC github.com
JHead: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202210-17) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 182104 Debian Security Update for jhead (CVE-2021-28278)
  • 199359 Ubuntu Security Notification for Jhead Vulnerabilities (USN-6098-1)
  • 710664 Gentoo Linux JHead Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202210-17)

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