CVE-2008-4575

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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."

Desbordamiento de búfer en la función DoCommand de jhead before 2.84 podría permitir a atacantes dependientes del contexto provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) mediante (1) un argumento -cmd largo y (2) posiblemente otros vectores no especificados.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-10-15 CVE Reserved
2008-10-15 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2024-10-21 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/32363	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6	Mailing List
http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/changes.txt	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31770	2009-02-10

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00511.html	2009-02-10
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00531.html	2009-02-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				<= 2.82 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version " <= 2.82"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				1.2 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "1.2"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				1.3 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "1.3"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				1.4 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "1.4"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				1.5 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "1.5"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				1.6 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "1.6"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				1.7 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "1.7"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				1.8 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "1.8"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				1.9 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "1.9"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.0 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.1 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.1"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.2 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.2"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.3 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.3"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.4 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.4"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.4-1 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.4-1"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.4-2 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.4-2"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.5 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.5"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.6 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.6"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.7 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.7"		-		Affected
Sentex Search vendor "Sentex"		Jhead Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead"				2.8 Search vendor "Sentex" for product "Jhead" and version "2.8"		-		Affected