exif.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.87, as used in libjhead in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x befo…

published 2016-08-05 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4835

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits: 0; none known

exif.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.87, as used in libjhead in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access) via crafted EXIF data, aka internal bug 28868315.

Patch / fix

distros 3 links 1

debian ubuntu opensuse

jhead Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:3.00-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3822

jhead Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:2.97-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
jhead Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:3.00-4+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3822

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

jhead openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.06.0.1-1.3
jhead Package Hub 15 SP2 3.06.0.1-bp152.4.6.1
jhead openSUSE Leap 15.2 3.06.0.1-lp152.7.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10880-1 openSUSE-SU-2021:0752-1 openSUSE-SU-2021:0743-1

android.googlesource.com/platform/external/jhead/+/bae671597d47b9e5955c4cb742e468ce… commit

Exploit prediction

1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

android.googlesource.com /platform/external/jhead/+/bae671597d47b9e5955c4cb742e468cebfd7ca6b
issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory
debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3825
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/92226
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-3822
NVD CVE-2016-3822

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary