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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-4575
Buffer overflow in the DoCommand function in jhead before 2.84...
Vulnerability 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 Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00511.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31770
- http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/changes.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32363
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00531.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.4-1, 2.4-2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 15th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.