CVE-2019-19035 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted JPEG file with 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-2019-19035?
CVE-2019-19035 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 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: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19035?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jhead Project Jhead.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19035?
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-2019-19035 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19035 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19035, GHSA-m4jc-jx4g-52vw, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19035.