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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-4639
jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local...
Vulnerability Description
jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
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
Affected Vendor
sentex
View all reports →Affected Software
jhead
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, 2.82
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 21st, 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.