MEDIUM
pdfjam: multiple security issues (CVE-2008-5743, CVE-2008-5843)
Published Dec 26, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
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.
Affected products
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.
0.41% 0.00406
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00406
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 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00025) | 4.11th | 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 (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33278 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34312 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5743 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480174 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47519 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5743
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5743
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33278 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34312 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5743 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480174 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47519 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5743 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5743 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 26, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 26, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5743
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a