CVE-2008-4639

medium

Description

jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/5

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-21

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium