CVE-2008-4640

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Oct 21, 2008
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Reserved: Oct 21, 2008

Description

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n/an/a	n/aAffected

References

32506vdb-entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
[oss-security] 20081127 Re: CVE request: jheadmailing-list
[oss-security] 20081016 Re: CVE request: jheadmailing-list

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