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Vulnerability · Published Oct 17, 2022 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-41751

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in the jhead package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Jhead 3.06.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by placing them in a JPEG filename and then using the regeneration -rgt50 option.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12jhead1:3.06.0.1-3DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41751
Debian:13jhead1:3.06.0.1-3DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41751
Debian:14jhead1:3.06.0.1-3DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41751
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSjhead1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-6108-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSjhead1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41751

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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