CVE-2008-5743
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (35th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5713)
- Published
- December 26, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5713 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- pdfjam / pdfjam
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33278
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34312
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47519
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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