Sentex jhead up to 2.82 jhead.c DoCommand input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Sentex jhead up to 2.82. The impacted element is the function DoCommand of the file jhead.c. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4640. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sentex jhead up to 2.82. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function DoCommand of the file jhead.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/15/2008. The weakness was disclosed 10/21/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4640 since 10/21/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35781 (Fedora 9 : jhead-2.86-1.fc9 (2009-1776)), 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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46092), Tenable (35781), SecurityFocus (BID 32506†), OSVDB (49475†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20471†). The entries VDB-45619, VDB-45239, VDB-45178 and VDB-44655 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 35781
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : jhead-2.86-1.fc9 (2009-1776)
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OpenVAS ID: 63492
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-1776 (jhead)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/21/2008 +5 days 🔍
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01/12/2009 +83 days 🔍
02/17/2009 +36 days 🔍
03/06/2009 +17 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2202 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
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CVE: CVE-2008-4640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44612
X-Force: 46092
SecurityFocus: 32506 - jhead 'DoCommand()' Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
OSVDB: 49475 - jhead - 'DoCommand()' Arbitrary File Deletion Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20471 - Matthias Wandel Jhead < 2.84 Local Arbitrary Files Deletion Vulnerability via Filename Modification, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/23/2019 17:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (75), 08/23/2019 17:07 (7)
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