CVE-2019-1010301

Name: CVE-2019-1010301
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-15T18:15:11.883+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 1.21%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-1010301 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. jhead 3.03 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Denial of service. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

jhead 3.03 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gpsinfo.c Line 151 ProcessGpsInfo(). The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.21%

64.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jhead Project	Jhead	3.03
Fedoraproject	Fedora	29
Fedoraproject	Fedora	30
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1838251Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1679952Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/435112680/32_crash_in_gpsinfoMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3WVQTORTGQE56XXC6OVHQCSCUGABRMQZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTGUHTJTQ6EKEPDXFSKZKVLUJC4UAPBQ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-17Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/1838251Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1679952Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/435112680/32_crash_in_gpsinfoMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3WVQTORTGQE56XXC6OVHQCSCUGABRMQZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTGUHTJTQ6EKEPDXFSKZKVLUJC4UAPBQ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-17Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 15, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-1010301?

jhead 3.03 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gpsinfo.c Line 151 ProcessGpsInfo(). The attack vector is: Open a specially crafted JPEG file.

How severe is CVE-2019-1010301?

CVE-2019-1010301 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1010301?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST