CVE-2008-5298

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-12-01

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Chm2pdf (Karakas-online)

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32257
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43109
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47030