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DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4640

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4640 PUBLISHED

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.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12jhead0, 0, 0
Debian:14jhead0, 0, 0
Debian:13jhead0, 0, 0
Debian:11jhead0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 21, 2008 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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