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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4640

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.

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Affected products

21
  • Matthias Wandel/Jhead21 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:sentex:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 20 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.84

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