CVE-2018-16554

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://nimo-zhang.github.io/2018/09/07/bug-analysis-1/#more	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=908176	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-09-15 19:29

Updated : 2019-12-31 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-16554

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16554

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-134

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

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Products Affected

jhead_project

jhead

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