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    CVE-2008-5299 (GCVE-0-2008-5299)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2008-12-01 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:49
    VLAI
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    No CVSS data available.
    CWE
    • n/a
    Assigner
    References
    URL Tags
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    http://secunia.com/advisories/43109 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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    Date Public
    2008-10-12 00:00
    Show details on NVD website

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    CVE-2008-5298 (GCVE-0-2008-5298)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2008-12-01 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:49
    VLAI
    Summary
    chm2pdf 0.9 uses temporary files in directories with fixed names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (chm2pdf failure) of other users by creating those directories ahead of time.
    Severity
    No CVSS data available.
    CWE
    • n/a
    Assigner
    References
    URL Tags
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    CVE-2008-5299 (GCVE-0-2008-5299)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-01 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:49
    VLAI
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    No CVSS data available.
    CWE
    • n/a
    Assigner
    References
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    Date Public
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    CVE-2008-5298 (GCVE-0-2008-5298)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-01 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:49
    VLAI
    Summary
    chm2pdf 0.9 uses temporary files in directories with fixed names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (chm2pdf failure) of other users by creating those directories ahead of time.
    Severity
    No CVSS data available.
    CWE
    • n/a
    Assigner
    References
    URL Tags
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    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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    http://secunia.com/advisories/43109 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
    Date Public
    2008-10-12 00:00
    Show details on NVD website

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