CVE-2018-17088 Integer overflow 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 an integer overflow in jhead's GPS info processing.

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-2018-17088?

CVE-2018-17088 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 there is an integer overflow during a check for whether a location exceeds the EXIF data length. This is analogous to the CVE-2016-3822 integer overflow in exif.c. This gpsinfo.c vulnerability is unrelated to the CVE-2018-16554 gpsinfo.c vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17088?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jhead Project Jhead.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17088?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-17088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17088, GHSA-727r-rxp4-hwwc, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17088.