pdfjam link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in pdfjam. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-5743. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pdfjam (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

pdfjam creates the (1) pdf90, (2) pdfjoin, and (3) pdfnup files with a predictable name, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

The weakness was presented 12/26/2008 with SuSE (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5743. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35927 (Fedora 9 : pdfjam-1.21-1.fc9 (2009-2655)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116293 (Fedora Update for pdfjam (FEDORA-2009-2655,FEDORA-2009-2651)).

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 (47519), Tenable (35927), SecurityFocus (BID 32931†), Secunia (SA34312†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20517†). See VDB-45770 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 35927
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : pdfjam-1.21-1.fc9 (2009-2655)
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OpenVAS ID: 63589
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-2651 (pdfjam)
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03/17/2015 +2192 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5743 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5743
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45673
X-Force: 47519
SecurityFocus: 32931 - PDFjam Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34312
Vulnerability Center: 20517 - PDFjam 1.20 Allows Local Symlink Attack due to Predictable File Names, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/17/2025 22:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (58), 05/03/2019 11:16 (9), 08/03/2021 20:21 (2), 08/03/2021 20:28 (1), 05/17/2025 22:58 (15)
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