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
Published Aug 5, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.27%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.3
- 4.3.1
- 4.4
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.1
- 5.1.0
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.27% (0.01267) | 68.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.27% (0.01267) | 65.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 62.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 77.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 76.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 73.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.67% (0.03666) | 85.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 16, 2022 | 3.67% (0.03666) | 83.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 82.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.25% (0.03249) | 65.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3825 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92226 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/jhead/+/bae671597d47b9e5955c4cb742e468cebfd7ca6b x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3825 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92226 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/jhead/+/bae671597d47b9e5955c4cb742e468cebfd7ca6b | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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