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MitreCVE-2008-5299

HistoryDec 01, 2008 - 3:30 p.m.

CVE-2008-5299

2008-12-0115:30:03

CWE-59

mitre

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2008-5299

chm2pdf

symlink attack

local users

file deletion

security vulnerability

CVSS2

6.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AI Score

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

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chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .chm files in the (1) /tmp/chm2pdf/work or (2) /tmp/chm2pdf/orig temporary directories.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

karakas-onlinechm2pdfMatch0.9

VendorProductVersionCPE
karakas-onlinechm2pdf0.9cpe:2.3:a:karakas-online:chm2pdf:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
karakas-online	chm2pdf	0.9	cpe:2.3:a:karakas-online:chm2pdf:0.9:::::::*

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html

secunia.com/advisories/32257

secunia.com/advisories/43109

www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813

CVSS2

6.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AI Score

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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