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CVE-2024-2824: Matthias-Wandel jhead exif.c PrintFormatNumber heap-based overflow

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

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.

Affected products

• jhead: 3.08

References

• https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/files/14613084/poc.zip
• https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/84
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.257711
• https://vuldb.com/?id.257711
• https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/files/14613084/poc.zip
• https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/84
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.257711
• https://vuldb.com/?id.257711

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