CVE catalog
CVE-2008-4639
jhead: CVE-2008-4639
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.32% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | jhead | sid | 1:3.08-3 | fixed |
| Debian | jhead | forky | 1:3.08-3 | fixed |
| Debian | jhead | trixie | 1:3.08-3 | fixed |
| Debian | jhead | bookworm | 1:3.06.0.1-6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | jhead | source | sid | 2.84-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | jhead | source | forky | 2.84-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | jhead | source | trixie | 2.84-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | jhead | source | bookworm | 2.84-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [jhead]Fixed
Details (2)
1:3.06.0.1-6· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.84-1dsa · jhead · debian · bookworm; dsa · jhead · debian · 12
1:3.06.0.1-6· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.84-1dsa · jhead · debian · bookworm; dsa · jhead · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [jhead]Fixed
Details (2)
1:3.08-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.84-1dsa · jhead · debian · 13
1:3.08-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.84-1dsa · jhead · debian · 13
Observed: