5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-4575
"jhead Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

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."

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 15, 2008, 8:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4575 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sentex jhead

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1.24 }} -0.03%

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0.85808

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