JHEAD 3.04 EXIF Information jhead-3.04/jpgfile.c ReadJpegSections buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in JHEAD 3.04. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function ReadJpegSections of the file jhead-3.04/jpgfile.c of the component EXIF Information Handler. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-26208. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in JHEAD 3.04 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadJpegSections of the file jhead-3.04/jpgfile.c of the component EXIF Information Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/02/2022 as GHSA-7pr6-xq4f-qhgc. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-26208 since 10/01/2020. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying the patch 5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Patch: 5186ddcf9e35a7aa0ff0539489a930434a1325f4

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10/01/2020 🔍
02/02/2022 +489 days 🔍
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05/06/2025 +1189 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-7pr6-xq4f-qhgc
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-26208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-26208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192127

Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2022 14:33
Updated: 05/06/2025 05:15
Changes: 02/02/2022 14:33 (52), 02/04/2022 16:36 (2), 05/06/2025 05:15 (33)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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