DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4575

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4575

    Published: 15 Oct 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-4575

    Summary:

    Details: 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."

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4575

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: jhead

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/jhead?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.84-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High