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jhead — security advisory
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.
- Products
- jhead
- Affected versions
- 1:2.97-1, 1:2.97-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1, 1:2.97-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1, 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm2, 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3, 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm4, 1:3.00-1, 1:3.00-2, 1:3.00-3, 1:3.00-4, 1:3.00-4+deb9u1build0.16.04.1, 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3, 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm4, 1:3.00-5, 1:3.00-6, 1:3.00-8~build0.18.04.1, 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1, 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2, 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1, 1:3.03-3, 1:3.04-1, 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1, 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2, 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1, 1:3.04-6, 1:3.06.0.1-2, 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1, 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1, 1:3.08-1, 1:3.08-2, 1:3.08-3, 1:3.08-3build1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-2824
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:12 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
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Complete source record
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