CVE-2008-5843
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in pdfjam allow local users to gain privileges via...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5843- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5843- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5813 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5813- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hjw6-8p45-99jr No score
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in pdfjam allow local users to gain privileges via...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hjw6-8p45-99jr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5843 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Pdfjam, published January 5, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00488.html
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252734
secunia.com/advisories/34312
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/28/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5843
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjw6-8p45-99jr