CVE-2008-4639

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-10-21

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Jhead (Sentex)

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/06/5
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020