CVE-2008-5743 (GCVE-0-2008-5743)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-26 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:04
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/33278 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031 x_refsource_MISC
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/34312 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2008-12-19 00:00
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