DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4641

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4641
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4641.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4641
Upstream
Published
2008-10-21T18:00:01.100Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:04:40.927268Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The DoCommand function in jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified input.

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
2.84-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4641.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
2.84-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4641.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
2.84-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4641.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
2.84-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4641.json"