Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 1, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5299
CVE-2008-5299
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:karakas-online:chm2pdf:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32257nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/43109nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813nvd
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