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CVE-2019-1010302

jhead 3.03 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Denial of service. The...

5.5 MediumFix available

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.

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

0.97%Down 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2019-1010302
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2019-1010302
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-2038 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2019-2038
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hq47-7f5j-hh4q 5.5

jhead 3.03 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: Denial of service. The...

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.

Record
GHSA-hq47-7f5j-hh4q
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2019-1010302
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010302 5.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010302
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010302 5.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010302
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/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
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
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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
jhead
Debian:12
before 1:3.03-2
1:3.03-2
jhead
Debian:13
before 1:3.03-2
1:3.03-2
jhead
Debian:14
before 1:3.03-2
1:3.03-2
jhead
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 1:2.97-1+deb8u2, plus listed versions
1:2.97-11:2.97-1+deb8u1
1:2.97-1+deb8u2
jhead
Mageia:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 3.04-1.mga7
3.04-1.mga7
jhead
Ubuntu: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
jhead
Ubuntu: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
jhead
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
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
jhead
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
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
jhead
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
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
jhead
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1:3.03-31:3.04-1
1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1
jhead
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 3.06.0.1-lp152.7.6.1
3.06.0.1-lp152.7.6.1
jhead
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 3.06.0.1-bp152.4.6.1
3.06.0.1-bp152.4.6.1

History

History
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affected, facts
aliases, productsEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-1010302 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Jhead, published July 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in jhead 1:3.03-2.

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