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CVE-2018-16554

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to...

7.8 HighFix available

CVE-2018-16554 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Jhead Project Jhead, published September 16, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.77%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in jhead 1:3.00-8.

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.77%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Record
CVE-2018-16554
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-134
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Record
CVE-2018-16554
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8361 No score

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Record
EUVD-2018-8361
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pm9x-2x8v-8ww4 7.8

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to...

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Record
GHSA-pm9x-2x8v-8ww4
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-134
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Record
CVE-2018-16554
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-16554 7.8

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16554
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16554 7.8

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16554
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0457 No score

Updated jhead package fixes security vulnerabilities

The ProcessGpsInfo function may have allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling (CVE-2018-16554).

The ProcessGpsInfo function may have allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious JPEG file, because there is an integer overflow during a check for whether a location exceeds the EXIF data length (CVE-2018-17088).

Record
MGASA-2018-0457
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:0743-1 No score

Security update for jhead

This update for jhead fixes the following issues:

jhead was updated to 3.06.0.1

  • lot of fuzztest fixes
  • Apply a whole bunch of patches from Debian.
  • Spell check and fuzz test stuff from Debian, nothing useful to human users.
  • Add option to set exif date from date from another file.
  • Bug fixes relating to fuzz testing.
  • Fix bug where thumbnail replacement DID NOT WORK.
  • Fix bug when no orientation tag is present
  • Fix bug of not clearing exif information when processing images with an without exif data in one invocation.
  • Remove some unnecessary warnings with some types of GPS data
  • Remove multiple copies of the same type of section when deleting section types
Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:0743-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:0752-1 No score

Security update for jhead

This update for jhead fixes the following issues:

jhead was updated to 3.06.0.1

  • lot of fuzztest fixes
  • Apply a whole bunch of patches from Debian.
  • Spell check and fuzz test stuff from Debian, nothing useful to human users.
  • Add option to set exif date from date from another file.
  • Bug fixes relating to fuzz testing.
  • Fix bug where thumbnail replacement DID NOT WORK.
  • Fix bug when no orientation tag is present
  • Fix bug of not clearing exif information when processing images with an without exif data in one invocation.
  • Remove some unnecessary warnings with some types of GPS data
  • Remove multiple copies of the same type of section when deleting section types

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:0752-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10880-1 No score

jhead-3.06.0.1-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the jhead-3.06.0.1-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10880-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
jhead
Debian:12
 before 1:3.00-8
1:3.00-8
jhead
Debian:13
 before 1:3.00-8
1:3.00-8
jhead
Debian:14
 before 1:3.00-8
1:3.00-8
jhead
Debian:8
 before 1:2.97-1+deb8u2, plus listed versions
1:2.97-11:2.97-1+deb8u1
1:2.97-1+deb8u2
jhead
Mageia:6
 before 3.00-3.3.mga6
3.00-3.3.mga6
jhead
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 before 1:2.97-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1:2.97-11:2.97-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
1:2.97-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1
jhead
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 1:3.00-8~build0.18.04.1, plus listed versions
1:3.00-41:3.00-51:3.00-6
1:3.00-8~build0.18.04.1
jhead
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
 before 3.06.0.1-lp152.7.6.1
3.06.0.1-lp152.7.6.1
jhead
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2
 before 3.06.0.1-bp152.4.6.1
3.06.0.1-bp152.4.6.1
jhead
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 3.06.0.1-1.3
3.06.0.1-1.3

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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