Out-of-bounds write in jhead
Priority LOW 27CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
jhead 3.03 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gpsinfo.c Line 151 ProcessGpsInfo(). The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01211 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jhead | jhead | 3.03 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- jhead Vendorjhead Affected 3.03 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.03 | Vulnerable | Jhead Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 29 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 30 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.03 Vulnerable ·Jhead Project
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
jhead — FEDORA-2019-17b95fecd3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-16067 Memory corruption in jheadPriority LOW 27
- Advisory ·
jhead — FEDORA-2019-441c2fb0d1
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-16067 Memory corruption in jheadPriority LOW 27
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010301
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxpv-rf34-gwcc
References
Exploit 2
Sources
- CVE-2019-1010301 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1010301 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxpv-rf34-gwcc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-1010301 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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