Matthias-Wandel jhead 3.04 jpgfile.c buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Matthias-Wandel jhead 3.04. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file jpgfile.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-28840. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Matthias-Wandel jhead 3.04. This issue affects an unknown function of the file jpgfile.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jpgfile.c in Matthias-Wandel jhead version 3.04, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS).

The weakness was shared 08/11/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-28840 since 11/16/2020. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying the patch 4827ed31c226dc5ed93603bd649e0e387a1778da 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
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Patch: 4827ed31c226dc5ed93603bd649e0e387a1778da

Timelineinfo

11/16/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 4827ed31c226dc5ed93603bd649e0e387a1778da
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-28840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-28840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236999

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2023 18:03
Updated: 09/08/2023 11:37
Changes: 08/11/2023 18:03 (41), 09/08/2023 11:30 (1), 09/08/2023 11:37 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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