Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-16554
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-16554
- cpe:2.3:a:jhead_project:jhead:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-16554
0.37%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 73 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-16554
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-16554
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The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-16554
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https://nimo-zhang.github.io/2018/09/07/bug-analysis-1/#more
Page not found ยท GitHub PagesExploit;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2054-1] jhead security update
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=908176
#908176 - jhead: CVE-2018-16554: Buffer overflow in gpsinfo.c while running jhead - Debian Bug report logsExploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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