CVE-2008-4641
The DoCommand function in jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows attackers to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4641- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4641- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4621 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4621- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wx67-2xhp-3w8f No score
The DoCommand function in jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows attackers to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-wx67-2xhp-3w8f- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4641- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4641 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4641- 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-2008-4641 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sentex Jhead, published October 21, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.20%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in jhead 2.84-2.