CVE-2020-28840

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    CVE-2020-28840

    Published: 11 Aug 2023Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jpgfile.c in Matthias-Wandel jhead version 3.04, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS).

    References: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900820, https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/commit/4827ed31c226dc5ed93603bd649e0e387a1778da, https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/8, https://github.com/F-ZhaoYang/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-xh27-xwgj-gqw2

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4827ed31c226dc5ed93603bd649e0e387a1778da

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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