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TI-2025-28699 Aliases CVE-2025-44906GHSA-4q97-mrgv-92q2

jhead v3.08 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the ProcessFile function at jhead.c.

Priority HIGH 69CWE-416Published · 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 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

jhead v3.08 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the ProcessFile function at jhead.c.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00268 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.08VulnerableJhead Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.08 Vulnerable ·Jhead Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-44906
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4q97-mrgv-92q2

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-11226 Matthias-Wandel/jhead jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via shellescape()… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-20137 Jhead 3.06.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by placing them in a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-16030 Heap-buffer-overflow in jhead CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2018-11874 The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-12214 The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-13253 jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via exif.c in function Put16u. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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