VDB
CVE-2008-5743
CVE-2008-5743
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.06% · 18.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6.900000095367432
EPSS Score
0.06%
18.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| pdfjam | pdfjam | * |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Dec 26, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- pdfjam-pdf90-pdfjoin-pdfnup-symlink(47519) vdb
- 33278 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031 url
- FEDORA-2009-2655 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-2651 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20081219 CVE request - pdfjam mailing-list
- 34312 third-party-advisory
- 32931 vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5743 advisory