Vulnerability in Pdfjam
CVE-2008-5743
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pdfjam — versions _nil_
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47519 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/33278 (third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/34312 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931 (vdb-entry)