CVE-2019-1010301 Memory corruption in jhead
A buffer overflow in jhead allows attackers to cause a denial of service by tricking users into opening a specially crafted JPEG file.
- 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-2019-1010301?
CVE-2019-1010301 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Jul 2019. 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
jhead 3.03 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gpsinfo.c Line 151 ProcessGpsInfo(). The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010301?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Jhead Project Jhead.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1010301?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-1010301 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010301 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010301, GHSA-fxpv-rf34-gwcc, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010301.