#VU35718 Improper access control in jhead - CVE-2019-1010302

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35718

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010302

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
jhead
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: www.sentex.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

jhead 3.03 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: iptc.c Line 122 show_IPTC(). The attack vector is: the victim must open a specially crafted JPEG file.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

jhead: 3.03

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External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1679978
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3WVQTORTGQE56XXC6OVHQCSCUGABRMQZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTGUHTJTQ6EKEPDXFSKZKVLUJC4UAPBQ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-17

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.