CVE-2008-4639

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 CVSS V3 None
Description
jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-4639
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2008-10-21T18:00:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2010-12-28T05:00:00
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.84
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.4-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.4-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.6
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/5
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4639
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4639
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 11:07:17 Added to TrackCVE