CVE-2008-5743 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-12-26

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pdfjam:pdfjam:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5713	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00057.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/33278
http://secunia.com/advisories/34312
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031
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

History

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Subscriptions

Pdfjam Pdfjam

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-26T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.563Z

Reserved: 2008-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5743

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-26T21:30:00.327

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5743

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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