CVE-2021-28277
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer...
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.
- Record
CVE-2021-28277- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.
- Record
CVE-2021-28277- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-14966 No score
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.
- Record
EUVD-2021-14966- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95g4-8wpg-6c5r
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer...
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.
- Record
GHSA-95g4-8wpg-6c5r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.
- Record
CVE-2021-28277- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-28277
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28277- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28277
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilty exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 is affected by: Buffer Overflow via the RemoveUnknownSections function in jpgfile.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28277- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6110-1 No score
Jhead vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted Canon images when processing them. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash Jhead, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3496)
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images when printing Canon-specific information. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash Jhead, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04. (CVE-2021-28275)
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images when removing unknown sections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash Jhead, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-28277)
Kyle Brown discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images when editing their comments. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Jhead, resulting in a denial of service. (LP: #2020068)
- Record
USN-6110-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
jheadDebian:12 |
before 1:3.06.0.1-2 | 1:3.06.0.1-2 |
jheadDebian:13 |
before 1:3.06.0.1-2 | 1:3.06.0.1-2 |
jheadDebian:14 |
before 1:3.06.0.1-2 | 1:3.06.0.1-2 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
before 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3, plus listed versions 1:2.97-11:2.97-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.11:2.97-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm11:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm11:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3, plus listed versions 1:3.00-11:3.00-21:3.00-31:3.00-4+deb9u1build0.16.04.11:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm11:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 1:3.00-41:3.00-51:3.00-61:3.00-8~build0.18.04.11:3.00-8~ubuntu0.11:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2 |
1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 1:3.03-31:3.04-11:3.04-1ubuntu0.11:3.04-1ubuntu0.2 |
1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3, plus listed versions 1:2.97-11:2.97-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.11:2.97-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm11:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm11:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3, plus listed versions 1:3.00-11:3.00-21:3.00-31:3.00-4+deb9u1build0.16.04.11:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm11:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 1:3.00-41:3.00-51:3.00-61:3.00-8~build0.18.04.11:3.00-8~ubuntu0.11:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2 |
1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 1:3.03-31:3.04-11:3.04-1ubuntu0.11:3.04-1ubuntu0.2 |
1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
jheadUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1, plus listed versions 1:3.04-61:3.06.0.1-21:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-28277 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Jhead Project Jhead, published March 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in jhead 1:3.06.0.1-2.