Description
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.
Published: 2008-10-21
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4619 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.
History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:30:00 +0000


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.863Z

Reserved: 2008-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4639

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-21T18:00:01.053

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4639

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-10-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4639 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.