MGASA-2018-0146

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    MGASA-2018-0146

    Published: 26 Feb 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-6612

    Summary: Updated jhead package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: Updated jhead package fixes security vulnerability: An integer underflow bug in the process_EXIF function of the exif.c file of jhead 3.00 raises a heap-based buffer over-read when processing a malicious JPEG file, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact (CVE-2018-6612).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0146.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22565, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00037.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: jhead

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/jhead?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.00-3.1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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