DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4640

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4640
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4640.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4640
Upstream
Published
2008-10-21T18:00:01.087Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:47.038660Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/jhead?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.85-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4640.json"

Debian:12 / jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/jhead?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.85-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4640.json"

Debian:13 / jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/jhead?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.85-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4640.json"

Debian:14 / jhead

Package

Name
jhead
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/jhead?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.85-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4640.json"