jhead 3.00 gpsinfo.c ProcessGpsInfo JPEG File input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in jhead 3.00. The impacted element is the function ProcessGpsInfo of the file gpsinfo.c. Such manipulation as part of JPEG File leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-16554. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in jhead 3.00. Affected by this issue is the function ProcessGpsInfo of the file gpsinfo.c. The manipulation as part of a JPEG File leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 09/07/2018. The weakness was released 09/16/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16554 since 09/06/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117692 (openSUSE Security Update : jhead (openSUSE-2018-1044)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (117692). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 117692
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : jhead (openSUSE-2018-1044)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/06/2018 🔍
09/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
09/15/2018 +7 days 🔍
09/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
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09/24/2018 +8 days 🔍
09/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2023 +1694 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 2054-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16554 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16554
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124076

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2018 07:27
Updated: 05/16/2023 12:15
Changes: 09/16/2018 07:27 (69), 03/24/2020 08:14 (3), 05/16/2023 12:15 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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