CVE-2008-4575
Buffer overflow in the DoCommand function in jhead before 2.84 might allow context-dependent...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-4575- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-4575- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4555 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4555- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-49v5-vhqj-7pjx No score
Buffer overflow in the DoCommand function in jhead before 2.84 might allow context-dependent...
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."
- Record
GHSA-49v5-vhqj-7pjx- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-4575- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4575 No score
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."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4575- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10096-1 No score
jhead-3.00-1.8 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the jhead-3.00-1.8 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10096-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4575 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sentex Jhead, published October 15, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.73%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in jhead 2.84-1.