CVE-2008-5843

Published Jan 5, 2009 pdfjam

Overview

CVE-2008-5843 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting pdfjam pdfjam. It was published on January 5, 2009.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pdfjam. Update pdfjam to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/28/3 Ref secunia.com/advisories/34312 Ref bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252734 Ref www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html Ref www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html Ref openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/28/3 Ref secunia.com/advisories/34312 Ref bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252734 Ref www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00484.html Ref www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-5843?

CVE-2008-5843 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting pdfjam pdfjam. It was published on January 5, 2009.

How severe is CVE-2008-5843?

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