CVE-2008-4575

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 15, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-4575: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix