| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 501959 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| chm2pdf (PTS) | buster | 0.9.1-1.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chm2pdf | source | (unstable) | 0.9.1-1.1 | low | 501959 |