Vulnerability CVE-2008-4640


Published: 2008-10-21   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-noinfo

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.6/10
4.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Sentex -> Jhead 

 References:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32506
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/26/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3

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