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CVE-2008-4640
The DoCommand function in jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local users to delete arbitrary files via vectors…
Low3.6EPSS 0.30%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.30% · top 77% 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: Low 3.6.
Weakness
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References (4)
- 32506 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081127 Re: CVE request: jhead (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081016 Re: CVE request: jhead (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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