CVE-2018-16554

Public Exploit

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 of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory github.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://nimo-zhang.github.io/2018/09/07/bug-analysis-1/#more patch third party advisory exploit
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=908176 mailing list third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16554?
CVE-2018-16554 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16554?
To fix CVE-2018-16554, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-16554 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16554 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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