CVE-2008-4640
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Published: October 21, 2008 at 04:00 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 0.3%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/26/4x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo
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