| Name | CVE-2008-4639 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| jhead (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 1:3.04-6+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:3.06.0.1-6 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:3.08-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jhead | source | (unstable) | 2.84-1 | low |