VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5298
chm2pdf 0.9 uses temporary files in directories with fixed names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (chm2pdf failure) of other users by creating those directories ahead of time.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
chm2pdf 0.9 uses temporary files in directories with fixed names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (chm2pdf failure) of other users by creating those directories ahead of time.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- karakas-online/chm2pdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32257
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43109
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47030
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32257
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43109
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47030
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.