medium5.0
CVE-2008-4575
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…
Impact
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."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sentex | Jhead | through 2.82 Versions 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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