CVE-2026-90682: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Matthias-Wandel jhead
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.
CVE-2026-90682: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Matthias-Wandel jhead
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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
Matthias-Wandel
jhead
cpe:2.3:a:matthias-wandel:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-13T04:47:53.206Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa77c4c55bf5e2cf587cef1
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 04:47:08 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 04:47:08 UTC
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