Karakas-online chm2pdf 0.9 chm link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Karakas-online chm2pdf 0.9. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file chm. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5299. There is no exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Karakas-online chm2pdf 0.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file chm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 12/01/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5299. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51787 (Fedora 14 : chm2pdf-0.9.1-9.fc14 (2011-0454)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45813), Tenable (51787), SecurityFocus (BID 31735†), Secunia (SA32257†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29403†). The entry VDB-45253 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 51787
Nessus Name: Fedora 14 : chm2pdf-0.9.1-9.fc14 (2011-0454)
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OpenVAS ID: 800316
OpenVAS Name: chm2pdf Insecure Temporary File Creation or DoS Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45254
X-Force: 45813
SecurityFocus: 31735 - Debian chm2pdf Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 32257
Vulnerability Center: 29403 - chm2pdf 0.9 Allows to Delete Arbitrary Files, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 04:11 PM
Updated: 02/03/2025 01:36 AM
Changes: 03/17/2015 04:11 PM (56), 03/14/2017 11:53 AM (9), 08/03/2021 10:51 AM (4), 08/03/2021 10:57 AM (1), 02/03/2025 01:36 AM (15)
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