CVE-2008-4575
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
15/10/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Buffer overflow in the DoCommand function in jhead before 2.84 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) a long -cmd argument and (2) unspecified vectors related to "a bunch of potential string overflows."
Impact
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.82 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.4-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32363
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31770
- http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/changes.txt
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00511.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00531.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32363
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31770
- http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/changes.txt
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00511.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00531.html



