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cve[email protected]CVE-2008-5743
HistoryDec 26, 2008 - 9:30 p.m.

CVE-2008-5743

2008-12-2621:30:00
CWE-59
web.nvd.nist.gov
19
4
pdfjam
vulnerability
cve-2008-5743
symlink attack
local users

6.9 Medium

CVSS2

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

6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

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.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
pdfjampdfjamMatch_nil_
CPENameOperatorVersion
pdfjam:pdfjampdfjameqnil

Social References

More

6.9 Medium

CVSS2

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

6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%