FKIE_CVE-2008-4639

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-21 18:00 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/5
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/5
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sentex jhead *
sentex jhead 1.2
sentex jhead 1.3
sentex jhead 1.4
sentex jhead 1.5
sentex jhead 1.6
sentex jhead 1.7
sentex jhead 1.8
sentex jhead 1.9
sentex jhead 2.0
sentex jhead 2.1
sentex jhead 2.2
sentex jhead 2.3
sentex jhead 2.4
sentex jhead 2.4-1
sentex jhead 2.4-2
sentex jhead 2.5
sentex jhead 2.6
sentex jhead 2.7
sentex jhead 2.8
sentex jhead 2.82
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