MEDIUM
pdfjam: multiple security issues (CVE-2008-5743, CVE-2008-5843)
Published Jan 5, 2009
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
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.
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00342
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00342
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/28/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34312 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5843 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252734 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480174 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5843
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5843
- 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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/28/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34312 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5843 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252734 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480174 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5843 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5843 | ||
| 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 Jan 5, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 5, 2009
Link CVE-2008-5843
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a