Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4575
CVE-2008-4575
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."
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Affected products
22cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 19 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.82
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.4-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.4-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31770nvdPatch
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/32363nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6nvd
- www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/changes.txtnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00511.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00531.htmlnvd
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