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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-21T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.685Z

Reserved: 2008-10-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4640

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-21T18:00:01.087

Modified: 2008-12-03T06:45:12.630

Link: CVE-2008-4640

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-10-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4640 - Bugzilla