Debian DSA-3825-1 : jhead - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 99140

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that jhead, a tool to manipulate the non-image part of EXIF compliant JPEG files, is prone to an out-of-bounds access vulnerability, which may result in denial of service or, potentially, the execution of arbitrary code if an image with specially crafted EXIF data is processed.

Solution

Upgrade the jhead packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.97-1+deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.00-4.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99140

File Name: debian_DSA-3825.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/3/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:jhead, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/31/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-3822

DSA: 3825

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