Sentex jhead up to 2.82 DoCommand -cmd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Sentex jhead up to 2.82. This issue affects the function DoCommand. The manipulation of the argument -cmd leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-4575. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sentex jhead up to 2.82. This issue affects the function DoCommand. The manipulation of the argument -cmd with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The bug was discovered 10/15/2008. The weakness was presented 10/15/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4575 since 10/15/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34452 (Fedora 9 : jhead-2.84-1.fc9 (2008-8928)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165638 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2009:001)).

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45923), Tenable (34452), SecurityFocus (BID 31770†), OSVDB (49196†) and Secunia (SA32363†). See VDB-45619, VDB-45239, VDB-45178 and VDB-44655 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Sentex

Name

• jhead

Version

• 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
• 2.82

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 34452
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : jhead-2.84-1.fc9 (2008-8928)
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OpenVAS ID: 63492
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-1776 (jhead)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jhead 1.2

Timelineinfo

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08/20/2019 +1617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4575 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4575
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44543
X-Force: 45923
SecurityFocus: 31770 - jhead Versions Prior to 2.84 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32363
OSVDB: 49196 - jhead Versions Prior to 2.84 - Multiple Vulnerabilites
Vulnerability Center: 19860 - Jhead < 2.84 DoCommand Function Buffer Overflow Allows Remote DoS, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 06:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (76), 08/20/2019 06:34 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:A2F:103

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