CVE-2018-16554 Other in n/a

High 7.8 Published 16 Sep 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A remote attacker can cause denial of service or other impacts via a malicious JPEG file due to a format string inconsistency in jhead.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-16554?

CVE-2018-16554 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Weakness: CWE-134

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16554?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jhead Project Jhead.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16554?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-16554 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16554 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16554, GHSA-pm9x-2x8v-8ww4, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16554.