Description
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."
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00511.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31770 ↗
- http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/jhead/changes.txt ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32363 ↗
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00531.html ↗
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6 ↗