CVE-2008-5843

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.

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3