CVE-2008-5743

Publication date 26 December 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pdfjam	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

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What do statuses mean?

Notes

mdeslaur

debian packages are not affected

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5743