CVE-2021-3496

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3496
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-22 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-21 15:01:00 UTC
DescriptionA heap-based buffer overflow was found in jhead in version 3.06 in Get16u() in exif.c when processing a crafted file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Jhead Project Jhead 3.06 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[ Security] heap-buffer-overflow of exif.c in function Get16u · Issue #33 · Matthias-Wandel/jhead · GitHub MISC github.com
JHead: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202210-17) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
1949245 – (CVE-2021-3496) CVE-2021-3496 jhead: heap-based buffer overflow in Get16u() in exif.c MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179551 Debian Security Update for jhead (CVE-2021-3496)
  • 199565 Ubuntu Security Notification for Jhead Vulnerabilities (USN-6110-1)
  • 710664 Gentoo Linux JHead Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202210-17)
  • 750206 OpenSUSE Security Update for jhead (openSUSE-SU-2021:0743-1)
  • 750255 OpenSUSE Security Update for jhead (openSUSE-SU-2021:0594-1)

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