DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4639

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Source

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4639

Import Source

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4639

Upstream

Published

2008-10-21T18:00:01Z

Modified

2026-09-01T20:02:55Z

Summary

[none]

Details

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

Affected packages

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.84-1

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4639.json"

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.84-1

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4639.json"

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.84-1

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4639.json"