CVE-2020-28840
Publication date 11 August 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jpgfile.c in Matthias-Wandel jhead version 3.04, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service (DoS).
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| jhead | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1900820
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/commit/4827ed31c226dc5ed93603bd649e0e387a1778da (3.06.0.1)
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/8
- https://github.com/Fstark-prog/jhead/security/advisories/GHSA-xh27-xwgj-gqw2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28840