CVE-2008-4575 | BDVDB-2026-32910 Detail
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."
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00511.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31770
- http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/changes.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32363
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00531.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.