CVE-2008-5298

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5298?: CVE-2008-5298 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5298?: To fix CVE-2008-5298, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5298 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5298 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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