Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-17088 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Jhead Project Jhead 3.00

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
jhead-project
CWE-190
nessus
NVD
Published: 2018-09-16
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

The ProcessGpsInfo function of the gpsinfo.c file of jhead 3.00 may allow 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. This is analogous to the CVE-2016-3822 integer overflow in exif.c. This gpsinfo.c vulnerability is unrelated to the CVE-2018-16554 gpsinfo.c vulnerability.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Jhead_Project
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Forced Integer Overflow
    This attack forces an integer variable to go out of range. The integer variable is often used as an offset such as size of memory allocation or similarly. The attacker would typically control the value of such variable and try to get it out of range. For instance the integer in question is incremented past the maximum possible value, it may wrap to become a very small, or negative number, therefore providing a very incorrect value which can lead to unexpected behavior. At worst the attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2019-858.NASL
    descriptionThis update for jhead fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : - CVE-2018-17088: 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. This is analogous to the CVE-2016-3822 integer overflow in exif.c. (boo#1108672) - 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 of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling. (boo#1108480)
    last seen2020-05-31
    modified2019-03-27
    plugin id123359
    published2019-03-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123359
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : jhead (openSUSE-2019-858)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2019-858.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(123359);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/05/26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-3822", "CVE-2018-16554", "CVE-2018-17088");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : jhead (openSUSE-2019-858)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2019-858 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis",
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"This update for jhead fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2018-17088: 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. This is analogous to the CVE-2016-3822 integer
    overflow in exif.c. (boo#1108672)

  - 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 of inconsistency between float and double
    in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.
    (boo#1108480)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108480"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108672"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution",
    value:"Update the affected jhead packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/08/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/03/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/03/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE15\.0)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "15.0", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", reference:"jhead-3.00-lp150.3.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", reference:"jhead-debuginfo-3.00-lp150.3.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", reference:"jhead-debugsource-3.00-lp150.3.6.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "jhead / jhead-debuginfo / jhead-debugsource");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-1292.NASL
    descriptionThis update for jhead fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : - CVE-2018-17088: 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. This is analogous to the CVE-2016-3822 integer overflow in exif.c. (boo#1108672) - 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 of inconsistency between float and double in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling. (boo#1108480)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-10-29
    plugin id118480
    published2018-10-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/118480
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : jhead (openSUSE-2018-1292)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2018-1292.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(118480);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-3822", "CVE-2018-16554", "CVE-2018-17088");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : jhead (openSUSE-2018-1292)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2018-1292 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update for jhead fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2018-17088: 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. This is analogous to the CVE-2016-3822 integer
    overflow in exif.c. (boo#1108672)

  - 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 of inconsistency between float and double
    in a sprintf format string during TAG_GPS_ALT handling.
    (boo#1108480)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108480"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108672"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected jhead packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/10/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/10/29");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE15\.0|SUSE42\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "15.0 / 42.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"jhead-3.00-lp150.3.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"jhead-debuginfo-3.00-lp150.3.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE15.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"jhead-debugsource-3.00-lp150.3.6.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"jhead-3.00-14.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"jhead-debuginfo-3.00-14.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.3", reference:"jhead-debugsource-3.00-14.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "jhead / jhead-debuginfo / jhead-debugsource");
}
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-2054.NASL
    descriptionMultiple buffer overflows have been fixed in jhead, a program to manipulate the non-image part of Exif compliant JPEG files. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132591
    published2020-01-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132591
    titleDebian DLA-2054-1 : jhead security update
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-2054-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(132591);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-16554", "CVE-2018-17088", "CVE-2019-1010301", "CVE-2019-1010302");

  script_name(english:"Debian DLA-2054-1 : jhead security update");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Multiple buffer overflows have been fixed in jhead, a program to
manipulate the non-image part of Exif compliant JPEG files.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version
1:2.97-1+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your jhead packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/jhead"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Upgrade the affected jhead package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:jhead");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/09/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/12/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/01/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"jhead", reference:"1:2.97-1+deb8u2")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

References