Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-4639 - Unspecified vulnerability in Sentex Jhead

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
sentex
nessus

Summary

jhead.c in Matthias Wandel jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_0_JHEAD-090108.NASL
    descriptionThis update of jhead fixes several security problems : - CVE-2008-4575: buffer overflow in DoCommand() - CVE-2008-4639: local symlink attack - CVE-2008-4640: DoCommand() allowed deletion of arbitrary files - CVE-2008-4641: execution of arbitrary shell commands in DoCommand()
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40004
    published2009-07-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40004
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : jhead (jhead-399)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update jhead-399.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(40004);
      script_version("1.11");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:34");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4575", "CVE-2008-4639", "CVE-2008-4640", "CVE-2008-4641");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : jhead (jhead-399)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the jhead-399 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update of jhead fixes several security problems :
    
      - CVE-2008-4575: buffer overflow in DoCommand()
    
      - CVE-2008-4639: local symlink attack
    
      - CVE-2008-4640: DoCommand() allowed deletion of arbitrary
        files
    
      - CVE-2008-4641: execution of arbitrary shell commands in
        DoCommand()"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435979"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected jhead package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_cwe_id(20, 59, 119);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/01/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/07/21");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE11\.0)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "11.0", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.0", reference:"jhead-2.82-11.3") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "jhead");
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_JHEAD-5899.NASL
    descriptionThis update of jhead fixes several security problems : - CVE-2008-4575: buffer overflow in DoCommand() - CVE-2008-4639: local symlink attack - CVE-2008-4640: DoCommand() allowed deletion of arbitrary files - CVE-2008-4641: execution of arbitrary shell commands in DoCommand()
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35331
    published2009-01-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35331
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : jhead (jhead-5899)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update jhead-5899.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(35331);
      script_version ("1.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4575", "CVE-2008-4639", "CVE-2008-4640", "CVE-2008-4641");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : jhead (jhead-5899)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the jhead-5899 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update of jhead fixes several security problems :
    
      - CVE-2008-4575: buffer overflow in DoCommand()
    
      - CVE-2008-4639: local symlink attack
    
      - CVE-2008-4640: DoCommand() allowed deletion of arbitrary
        files
    
      - CVE-2008-4641: execution of arbitrary shell commands in
        DoCommand()"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected jhead package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_cwe_id(20, 59, 119);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jhead");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/01/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/01/11");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.3", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"jhead-2.7-11.3") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "jhead");
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_1_JHEAD-090108.NASL
    descriptionThis update of jhead fixes several security problems : - CVE-2008-4575: buffer overflow in DoCommand() - CVE-2008-4639: local symlink attack - CVE-2008-4640: DoCommand() allowed deletion of arbitrary files - CVE-2008-4641: execution of arbitrary shell commands in DoCommand()
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40243
    published2009-07-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40243
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : jhead (jhead-399)
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2009-041.NASL
    descriptionSecurity vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed in jhead. Buffer overflow in the DoCommand function in jhead before 2.84 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) (CVE-2008-4575). Jhead before 2.84 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file (CVE-2008-4639). Jhead 2.84 and earlier allows local users to delete arbitrary files via vectors involving a modified input filename (CVE-2008-4640). jhead 2.84 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified input (CVE-2008-4641). This update provides the latest Jhead to correct these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id37496
    published2009-04-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/37496
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : jhead (MDVSA-2009:041)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200901-02.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200901-02 (JHead: Multiple vulnerabilities) Marc Merlin and John Dong reported multiple vulnerabilities in JHead: A buffer overflow in the DoCommand() function when processing the cmd argument and related to potential string overflows (CVE-2008-4575). An insecure creation of a temporary file (CVE-2008-4639). A error when unlinking a file (CVE-2008-4640). Insufficient escaping of shell metacharacters (CVE-2008-4641). Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code by enticing a user or automated system to open a file with a long filename or via unspecified vectors. It is also possible to trick a user into deleting or overwriting files. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35346
    published2009-01-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35346
    titleGLSA-200901-02 : JHead: Multiple vulnerabilities