UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2824

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-2824
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2824.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2824
Upstream
Published
2024-03-22T18:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:06:43Z
Severity
  • 6.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead@1:3.08-2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.08-1
1:3.08-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.08-2",
            "binary_name": "jhead"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead@1:3.08-3?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.08-2
1:3.08-2build1
1:3.08-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.08-3",
            "binary_name": "jhead"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead@1:3.08-3?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.08-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.08-3",
            "binary_name": "jhead"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead@1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.97-1
1:2.97-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
1:2.97-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1
1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm1
1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm2
1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3
1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm4",
            "binary_name": "jhead"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead@1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.00-1
1:3.00-2
1:3.00-3
1:3.00-4+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm2
1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3
1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm4",
            "binary_name": "jhead"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead@1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.00-4
1:3.00-5
1:3.00-6
1:3.00-8~build0.18.04.1
1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1
1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2
1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "jhead"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead@1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.03-3
1:3.04-1
1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1
1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2
1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "jhead"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead@1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.04-6
1:3.06.0.1-2
1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "jhead"
        }
    ]
}