CVE-2008-4640

CVSS V2 Low 3.6 CVSS V3 None
Description
The DoCommand function in jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local users to delete arbitrary files via vectors involving a modified input filename in which (1) a final "z" character is replaced by a "t" character or (2) a final "t" character is replaced by a "z" character.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-4640
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-10-21T18:00:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2008-12-03T06:45:12
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.82
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
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 3.6
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 4.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32506
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/26/4
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4640
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4640
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 11:16:48 Added to TrackCVE