Medium severity · published Mar 22, 2024
CVE-2024-2824
Matthias-Wandel jhead exif.c PrintFormatNumber heap-based overflow
6.3
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in Matthias-Wandel jhead 3.08 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function PrintFormatNumber of the file exif.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-257711.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JH
jhead · Matthias-Wandel
3.08 · source: vendor, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2824
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2824
github.com
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/files/14613084/poc.zip
github.com
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/84
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.257711
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.257711
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