CVE-2020-28840 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Matthias-Wandel's jhead version 3.04, specifically within the jpgfile.c component. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matthiaswandel:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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