CVE-2008-4641

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-20, NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
• 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/31921
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/271020