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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63492
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-1776 (jhead)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to jhead;announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-1776.;Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to jhead
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-1776.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.

Vulnerability Insight:
* fixes CVE-2008-4640 jhead: arbitrary file deletion (#468056) * fixes
CVE-2008-4641 jhead: command execution caused by incorrect handling of the shell
escapes (#468057)

ChangeLog:

* Mon Feb 16 2009 Adrian Reber - 2.86-1

- updated to 2.86

- fixes CVE-2008-4640 jhead: arbitrary file deletion (#468056)

- fixes CVE-2008-4641 jhead: command execution caused by
incorrect handling of the shell escapes (#468057)

- fixes build ignores optflags (#485697)

Solution:
Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update jhead' at the command line.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4640
BugTraq ID: 32506
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32506
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/26/4
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4641
BugTraq ID: 31921
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31921
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/6
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4575
BugTraq ID: 31770
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31770
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00511.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00531.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32363
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