CVE-2018-6612
Jhead JPEG Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 4, 2018, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6612 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-6612.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-190 CWE-191 CWE-125 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 22, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889272 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889272 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.00-6 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.00-6 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6612
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.17 }} 0.09%
score
0.53785
percentile