CVE catalog

CVE-2021-28278

jhead: CVE-2021-28278

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.87% · Oct 27, 2026

A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in jhead 3.04 and 3.05 via the RemoveSectionType function in jpgfile.c.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianjheadsid1:3.08-3fixed
Debianjheadforky1:3.08-3fixed
Debianjheadtrixie1:3.08-3fixed
Debianjheadbookworm1:3.06.0.1-6fixed
Ubuntujheadpro1:3.00-1vulnerable
Ubuntujheadpro1:3.00-2vulnerable
Ubuntujheadpro1:3.00-3vulnerable
Ubuntujheadpro1:3.00-4+deb9u1build0.16.04.1vulnerable
Ubuntujheadpro1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1fixed
Ubuntujhead18.041:3.00-4vulnerable
Ubuntujhead18.041:3.00-5vulnerable
Ubuntujhead18.041:3.00-6vulnerable
Ubuntujhead18.041:3.00-8~build0.18.04.1vulnerable
Ubuntujhead18.041:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1fixed
Ubuntujhead20.041:3.03-3vulnerable
Ubuntujhead20.041:3.04-1vulnerable
Ubuntujhead20.041:3.04-1ubuntu0.1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianjheadsourcesid1:3.06.0.1-2unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianjheadsourceforky1:3.06.0.1-2unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianjheadsourcetrixie1:3.06.0.1-2unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianjheadsourcebookworm1:3.06.0.1-2unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Ubuntujheaddebpro1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28278Not reported
Ubuntujheaddeb18.041:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28278Not reported
Ubuntujheaddeb20.041:3.04-1ubuntu0.1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28278Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [jhead]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:3.06.0.1-6 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.06.0.1-2

      dsa · jhead · debian · bookworm; dsa · jhead · debian · 12

    • 1:3.06.0.1-6 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.06.0.1-2

      dsa · jhead · debian · bookworm; dsa · jhead · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [jhead]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:3.08-3 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.06.0.1-2

      dsa · jhead · debian · 13

    • 1:3.08-3 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:3.06.0.1-2

      dsa · jhead · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]