CVE-2008-4575
N/A
Published: October 15, 2008 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJhead
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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."
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00511.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00531.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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