CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4575

jhead: CVE-2008-4575

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.73% · Oct 25, 2026

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."

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianjheadsid1:3.08-3fixed
Debianjheadforky1:3.08-3fixed
Debianjheadtrixie1:3.08-3fixed
Debianjheadbookworm1:3.06.0.1-6fixed
Opensusejheadtumbleweed3.00-1.8fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianjheadsourcesid2.84-1lowNot reported[502353]
Debianjheadsourceforky2.84-1lowNot reported[502353]
Debianjheadsourcetrixie2.84-1lowNot reported[502353]
Debianjheadsourcebookworm2.84-1lowNot reported[502353]
Opensusejheadrpmtumbleweed3.00-1.8Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2024:10096-1Not reported

[Debian bug #502353]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [jhead]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:3.06.0.1-6 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.84-1

      dsa · jhead · debian · bookworm; dsa · jhead · debian · 12

    • 1:3.06.0.1-6 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.84-1

      dsa · jhead · debian · bookworm; dsa · jhead · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [jhead]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:3.08-3 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.84-1

      dsa · jhead · debian · 13

    • 1:3.08-3 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.84-1

      dsa · jhead · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]