jhead: JHEAD is a simple command line tool for displaying and some manipulation of EXIF header data embedded in Jpeg images...
CVE-2020-26208 is fixed in jhead on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26208, released February 2, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
JHEAD is a simple command line tool for displaying and some manipulation of EXIF header data embedded in Jpeg images from digital cameras. In affected versions there is a heap-buffer-overflow on jhead-3.04/jpgfile.c:285 ReadJpegSections. Crafted jpeg images can be provided to the user resulting in a program crash or potentially incorrect exif information retrieval. Users are advised to upgrade. There is no known workaround for this issue.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| jhead · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:3.04-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26208 | Feb 2, 2022 |
| jhead · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:3.04-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26208 | Feb 2, 2022 |
| jhead · Debian 14 | 1:3.04-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26208 | Feb 2, 2022 |
| jhead · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1 | jhead 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1 | Mar 23, 2022 |
| jhead · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1 | jhead 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1 | Mar 23, 2022 |
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