VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5743
pdfjam creates the (1) pdf90, (2) pdfjoin, and (3) pdfnup files with a predictable name, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
pdfjam creates the (1) pdf90, (2) pdfjoin, and (3) pdfnup files with a predictable name, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- pdfjam/pdfjam
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33278
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34312
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47519
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33278
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34312
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47519
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.