| Name | CVE-2021-28278 |
| Description | A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 via the RemoveSectionType function in jpgfile.c. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| jhead (PTS) | buster | 1:3.00-8 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 1:3.00-8+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1:3.04-6+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1:3.06.0.1-6 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:3.08-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| jhead | source | (unstable) | 1:3.06.0.1-2 | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/commit/a50953a266583981b51a181c2fce73dad2ac5d7d (3.06.0.1)
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/15
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact