exif.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.87, as used in libjhead in Android 4.x before 4.4.4…
Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
exif.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.87, as used in libjhead in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) via crafted EXIF data, aka internal bug 28868315.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01267 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 24
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable |
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Google
Show 14 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.2 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.3 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.2 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.3 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3822
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq3j-5p4r-99x3
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-3822 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-3822 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vq3j-5p4r-99x3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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