CVE-2008-4640

2008-10-2118:00:00

Debian Security Bug Tracker

security-tracker.debian.org

3.6 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%

JSON

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Debian12alljhead< 2.85-1jhead_2.85-1_all.deb
Debian11alljhead< 2.85-1jhead_2.85-1_all.deb
Debian10alljhead< 2.85-1jhead_2.85-1_all.deb
Debian999alljhead< 2.85-1jhead_2.85-1_all.deb
Debian13alljhead< 2.85-1jhead_2.85-1_all.deb

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
Debian	12	all	jhead	< 2.85-1	jhead_2.85-1_all.deb
Debian	11	all	jhead	< 2.85-1	jhead_2.85-1_all.deb
Debian	10	all	jhead	< 2.85-1	jhead_2.85-1_all.deb
Debian	999	all	jhead	< 2.85-1	jhead_2.85-1_all.deb
Debian	13	all	jhead	< 2.85-1	jhead_2.85-1_all.deb