VDB
CVE-2008-5843
CVE-2008-5843
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.599999904632568 MEDIUM
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in pdfjam allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in (1) the current working directory or (2) /var/tmp, related to the (a) pdf90, (b) pdfjoin, and (c) pdfnup scripts.
EPSS 0.34% · 26.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4.599999904632568
EPSS Score
0.34%
26.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| pdfjam | pdfjam | _nil_ |
Timeline
- Jan 5, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 23, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- FEDORA-2009-2655 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-2651 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252734 url
- 34312 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20081228 Re: CVE request - pdfjam mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5843 advisory