# CVE-2021-3496: A heap-based buffer overflow was found in jhead in version 3.06 in Get16u() in exif.c when processing a crafted file.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-04-22 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a jhead: jhead 3.06.0.1

## Description

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in jhead in version 3.06 in Get16u() in exif.c when processing a crafted file.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949245
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/33
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-17

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