jhead: arbitrary file deletion
Published Oct 21, 2008
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
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
No data.
- ≤ 2.82
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.5
- 1.6
- 1.7
- 1.8
- 1.9
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.4-1
- 2.4-2
- 2.5
- 2.6
- 2.7
- 2.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 20.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 21.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/26/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32506 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4640 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468056 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4640
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4640
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/26/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32506 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4640 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468056 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4640 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4640 |
Change history (0)
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