Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3 EXIF Parsing exif.c Get16u out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This impacts the function Get16u of the file exif.c of the component EXIF Parsing. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-90681. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function Get16u of the file exif.c of the component EXIF Parsing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-90681. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/13/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 98
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-90681 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-90681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-403214
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2026 06:53
Changes: 09/13/2026 06:53 (58)
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Submitter: fczhang
Cache ID: 216::103

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Accepted

  • Submit #914946: Matthias-Wandel jhead v3.3 (commit 5007491, 3.08-66-g5007491) heap-buffer-overflow (Get16u) (by fczhang)

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