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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-26T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.563Z

Reserved: 2008-12-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5743

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-26T21:30:00.327

Modified: 2017-08-08T01:33:30.127

Link: CVE-2008-5743

cve-icon Redhat

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