Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-5743 | First vendor Publication | 2008-12-26 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5743 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-03-20 | Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-2651 (pdfjam) File : nvt/fcore_2009_2651.nasl |
| 2009-03-20 | Name : Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-2655 (pdfjam) File : nvt/fcore_2009_2655.nasl |
| 2009-03-13 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200903-05 (pdfjam) File : nvt/glsa_200903_05.nasl |
| 2009-01-13 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: pdfjam File : nvt/freebsd_pdfjam.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 52904 | PDFjam Multiple Tmp File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2009-2651.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-03-16 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2009-2655.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-03-08 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200903-05.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-01-12 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_a02c9595e01811dda7650030843d3802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-11-28 23:12:36 |
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| 2024-11-28 12:17:22 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:22:48 |
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| 2017-08-08 09:24:36 |
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| 2016-04-26 18:10:43 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:47:47 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:33:45 |
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