CVE-2008-4640

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.

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3