MEDIUM
chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .chm files in the (1) /tmp/chm2pdf/work or (2) /tmp/chm2pdf/orig temporary directories
Published Dec 1, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .chm files in the (1) /tmp/chm2pdf/work or (2) /tmp/chm2pdf/orig temporary directories.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.32% 0.00317
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00317
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 22.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 23.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00021) | 3.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32257 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43109 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32257 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43109 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 1, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 1, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5299
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a