jhead 'DoCommand()' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

BID:32506

Info

jhead 'DoCommand()' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32506
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4640
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 16 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:38PM
Credit: John Dong
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84
Matthias Wandel jhead 2.83
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

jhead 'DoCommand()' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

The 'jhead' tool is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers delete arbitrary files in the context of the vulnerable application. This may lead to a loss of data or a denial-of-service condition.

This issue affects jhead 2.84 and prior versions.

Exploit / POC

jhead 'DoCommand()' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

jhead 'DoCommand()' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Matthias Wandel jhead 2.83

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1

Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

References

jhead 'DoCommand()' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

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