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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 5, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5843

CVE-2008-5843

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in pdfjam allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in (1) the current working directory or (2) /var/tmp, related to the (a) pdf90, (b) pdfjoin, and (c) pdfnup scripts.

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Affected products

2
  • Pdfjam/Pdfjam2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:pdfjam:pdfjam:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:pdfjam:pdfjam:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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