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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-5299
chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files...
Vulnerability Description
chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .chm files in the (1) /tmp/chm2pdf/work or (2) /tmp/chm2pdf/orig temporary directories.
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
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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.