Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This impacts the function ProcessGpsInfo of the file gpsinfo.c of the component WebP EXIF Handler. Such manipulation of the argument TAG_GPS_LAT/TAG_GPS_LONG leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Published: 2026-09-14
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A security vulnerability has been detected in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This impacts the function ProcessGpsInfo of the file gpsinfo.c of the component WebP EXIF Handler. Such manipulation of the argument TAG_GPS_LAT/TAG_GPS_LONG leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Title Matthias-Wandel jhead WebP EXIF gpsinfo.c ProcessGpsInfo heap-based overflow
First Time appeared Matthias-wandel
Matthias-wandel jhead
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:matthias-wandel:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Matthias-wandel
Matthias-wandel jhead
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

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Matthias-wandel Jhead
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T04:30:16.031Z

Reserved: 2026-09-13T04:47:53.206Z

Link: CVE-2026-90682

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-14T05:16:58.730

Modified: 2026-09-14T05:16:58.730

Link: CVE-2026-90682

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

  • CWE-122

    Heap-based Buffer Overflow