CVE catalog

CVE-2024-2824

jhead: CVE-2024-2824

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Mar 22, 2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.73% · Oct 27, 2026

A vulnerability was found in Matthias-Wandel jhead 3.08 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function PrintFormatNumber of the file exif.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-257711.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	jhead	sid	`1:3.08-3`	vulnerable
Debian	jhead	forky	`1:3.08-3`	vulnerable
Debian	jhead	trixie	`1:3.08-3`	vulnerable
Debian	jhead	bookworm	`1:3.06.0.1-6`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	jhead	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	jhead	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	jhead	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	jhead	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[jhead]Affected
Details (2)
- 1:3.06.0.1-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · jhead · debian · bookworm; dsa · jhead · debian · 12
- 1:3.06.0.1-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · jhead · debian · bookworm; dsa · jhead · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[jhead]Affected
Details (2)
- 1:3.08-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · jhead · debian · 13
- 1:3.08-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · jhead · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 28, 2026, 5:37:18 PM UTC

References

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