CVE-2008-4640 Information

Description

The DoCommand function in jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local users to delete arbitrary files via vectors involving a modified input filename in which (1) a final \z\ character is replaced by a \t\ character or (2) a final \t\ character is replaced by a \z\ character.

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/26/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32506 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020