Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 145615 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0457
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0457)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'jhead' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0457 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'jhead' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0457 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The ProcessGpsInfo function may have allowed a remote attacker to cause
a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious
JPEG file, because of inconsistency between float and double in a
sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling (CVE-2018-16554).

The ProcessGpsInfo function may have allowed a remote attacker to cause
a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a malicious
JPEG file, because there is an integer overflow during a check for
whether a location exceeds the EXIF data length (CVE-2018-17088).

Affected Software/OS:
'jhead' package(s) on Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-16554
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=908176
https://nimo-zhang.github.io/2018/09/07/bug-analysis-1/#more
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-17088
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=907925
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG

This is only one of 145615 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.