CVE-2008-5843 | BDVDB-2026-34173 Detail

Description#

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in pdfjam allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in (1) the current working directory or (2) /var/tmp, related to the (a) pdf90, (b) pdfjoin, and (c) pdfnup scripts.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252734
http://secunia.com/advisories/34312
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/28/3

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12009-01-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.