| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pdfjam | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- pdfjam <not-affected> (the debian package sets pdflatex and thus dirname can't result in returning .)
it is also not possible to include a crafted sed or pdflatex executable in the pdflatex call
as our version uses random names, see #510584