CVE-2018-6612 (NVD)

2018-02-04

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.

Products Jhead
Type Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
First patch - None (likely due to unavailable code)
Links https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889272
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.00-6