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CVE-2008-4575
Buffer overflow in the DoCommand function in jhead before 2.84 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.7%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- FEDORA-2008-8928 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 31770 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/changes.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32363 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-8941 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081015 Re: CVE request: jhead (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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