CVE-2008-5743

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-5743
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-12-26T21:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-08T01:33:30
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:pdfjam:pdfjam:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3 Exploit
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33278
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34312
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47519
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5743
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5743
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:04:57 Added to TrackCVE