CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4641

jhead: CVE-2008-4641

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.20% · Oct 25, 2026

The DoCommand function in jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified input.

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

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianjheadsourcesid2.84-2lowNot reported[503645]
Debianjheadsourceforky2.84-2lowNot reported[503645]
Debianjheadsourcetrixie2.84-2lowNot reported[503645]
Debianjheadsourcebookworm2.84-2lowNot reported[503645]

[Debian bug #503645]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [jhead]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:3.06.0.1-6 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.84-2

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

    • 1:3.06.0.1-6 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.84-2

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

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [jhead]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:3.08-3 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.84-2

      dsa · jhead · debian · 13

    • 1:3.08-3 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.84-2

      dsa · jhead · debian · 13

Observed:

References

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