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CVE-2024-2824

Matthias-Wandel jhead exif.c PrintFormatNumber heap-based overflow

Published: Mar 22, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-122
6.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 49.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A vulnerability was found in Matthias-Wandel jhead 3.08 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function PrintFormatNumber of the file exif.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-257711.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-122

Affected Products

Matthias-Wandel
individual-dev
jheadMixed
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/files/14613084/poc.zip
github.com
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/84
github.com
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.257711
vuldb.com
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