CVE-2018-6612 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2018-6612 PUBLISHED

An integer underflow bug in the process_EXIF function of the exif.c file of jhead 3.00 raises a heap-based buffer over-read when processing a malicious JPEG file, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact.

EPSS 0.16% · 37.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.16%

37.0th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	jhead	0, 1:2.97-1, 1:2.97-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	jhead	*, 0, 1:3.00-4+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

Timeline

Feb 4, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
Aug 23, 2021 EPSS Score
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Nov 1, 2022 EPSS Score
Jan 2, 2023 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6612 third-party-advisory
https://anonscm.debian.org/git/collab-maint/jhead.git/diff/debian/patches/0008-heap-buffer-overflow.patch?id=01f09ab772d0d341cdc1326490dd2aa5aa2a7784 third-party-advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889272 third-party-advisory
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.00-6 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6113-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6612 third-party-advisory

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