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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.3072
USN-6113-1: Jhead vulnerability
31 May 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Jhead
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-6612
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6113-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 5.5 CVE-2018-6612 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVSS Source: NVD
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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USN-6113-1: Jhead vulnerability
30 May 2023
Jhead could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
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Releases
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
o jhead - Manipulate the non-image part of Exif compliant JPEG files
Details
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images
while processing the Exif markers. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to crash Jhead, resulting in a denial of service.
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Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.
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Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
o jhead - 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
o jhead - 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2018-6612
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