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Status published
Low
CVE-2008-5298
chm2pdf 0.9 uses temporary files in directories with fixed names,...
Vulnerability Description
chm2pdf 0.9 uses temporary files in directories with fixed names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (chm2pdf failure) of other users by creating those directories ahead of time.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32257
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43109
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47030
Affected Vendor
karakas-online
View all reports →Affected Software
chm2pdf
Vulnerable Versions:
0.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 1st, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.