CVE-2018-6612 Integer overflow in n/a
An integer underflow in jhead's EXIF processing allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or other impacts via malicious JPEG files.
- 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-2018-6612?
CVE-2018-6612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 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
An integer underflow bug in the process_EXIF function of the exif.c file of jhead 3.00 raises a heap-based buffer over-read when processing a malicious JPEG file, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6612?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jhead Project Jhead.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6612?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-6612 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6612, GHSA-73qf-rvc2-8ggj, MGASA-2018-0146, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6612, USN-6113-1.