Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-34055
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity buffer overflow in the jhead package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% 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 60.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via exif.c in function Put16u.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | jhead | 1:3.06.0.1-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34055 |
| Debian:13 | jhead | 1:3.06.0.1-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34055 |
| Debian:14 | jhead | 1:3.06.0.1-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-34055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | jhead | 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6108-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | jhead | 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34055 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H