Link Following Affecting jhead package, versions <2.84-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-JHEAD-339565
  • published21 Oct 2008
  • disclosed21 Oct 2008

Introduced: 21 Oct 2008

CVE-2008-4639  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 jhead to version 2.84-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jhead package and not the jhead package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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