CVE-2019-19035
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The...
CVE-2019-19035 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Jhead Project Jhead, published November 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in jhead 1:3.04-1.
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
- Record
CVE-2019-19035- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
- Record
CVE-2019-19035- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-8677 No score
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
- Record
EUVD-2019-8677- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4jc-jx4g-52vw No score
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The...
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
- Record
GHSA-m4jc-jx4g-52vw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
- Record
CVE-2019-19035- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-19035
5.5
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19035- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-19035
5.5
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19035- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0014 No score
Updated jhead packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated jhead package fixes security vulnerabilities:
jhead 3.03 is affected by: heap-based buffer over-read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: ReadJpegSections and process_SOFn in jpgfile.c. The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file (CVE-2019-19035).
A vulnerability was found in jhead 3.03 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gpsinfo.c Line 151 ProcessGpsInfo(). The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file (CVE-2019-1010301).
A vulnerability was found in jhead 3.03 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: iptc.c Line 122 show_IPTC(). The attack vector is: the victim must open a specially crafted JPEG file (CVE-2019-1010302).
- Record
MGASA-2020-0014- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6098-1 No score
Jhead vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images while processing the JFIF markers. An attacker could cause Jhead to crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-19035)
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images while processing longitude tags. An attacker could cause Jhead to crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-1010301)
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images while processing IPTC data. An attacker could cause Jhead to crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-1010302)
Binbin Li discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images while processing the DQT data. An attacker could cause Jhead to crash. (CVE-2020-6624)
Binbin Li discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images while processing longitude data. An attacker could cause Jhead to crash. (CVE-2020-6625)
Feng Zhao Yang discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images while reading JPEG sections. An attacker could cause Jhead to crash. (CVE-2020-26208)
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images while processing Canon images. An attacker could cause Jhead to crash. (CVE-2021-28276)
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images when removing a certain type of sections. An attacker could cause Jhead to crash. (CVE-2021-28278)
- Record
USN-6098-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
jheadDebian:12 |
before 1:3.04-1 | 1:3.04-1 |
jheadDebian:13 |
before 1:3.04-1 | 1:3.04-1 |
jheadDebian:14 |
before 1:3.04-1 | 1:3.04-1 |
jheadMageia:7 |
before 3.04-1.mga7 | 3.04-1.mga7 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
before 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1:2.97-11:2.97-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.11:2.97-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1 |
1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1:3.00-11:3.00-21:3.00-31:3.00-4+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 |
1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
jheadUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1:3.00-41:3.00-51:3.00-61:3.00-8~build0.18.04.1 |
1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1 |
jheadUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1:3.03-31:3.04-1 |
1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1765647
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UOL6LCMEVOOB342EJ4TKWTPJAJPJSVWH
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GPNV43VBUCMUBRBKPJBY4DDSYLHQ2GFR
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-17
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19035
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GPNV43VBUCMUBRBKPJBY4DDSYLHQ2GFR
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UOL6LCMEVOOB342EJ4TKWTPJAJPJSVWH
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m4jc-jx4g-52vw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-19035
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0014.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25938
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/3WVQTORTGQE56XXC6OVHQCSCUGABRMQZ
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/GPNV43VBUCMUBRBKPJBY4DDSYLHQ2GFR
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19035
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6098-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19035
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-1010301
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-1010302
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6624
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6625
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-26208
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-28276
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-28278