DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28840

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28840
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28840.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28840
Upstream
Published
2023-08-11T14:15:11.103Z
Modified
2025-11-20T10:14:45.486975Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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).

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/jhead?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.04-6
1:3.04-6+deb11u1
1:3.06.0.1-1
1:3.06.0.1-2
1:3.06.0.1-3
1:3.06.0.1-4
1:3.06.0.1-5
1:3.06.0.1-6
1:3.08-1
1:3.08-2
1:3.08-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28840.json"

Debian:12 / jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/jhead?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.06.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28840.json"

Debian:13 / jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/jhead?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.06.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28840.json"

Debian:14 / jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/jhead?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.06.0.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28840.json"