CVE-2008-5299
chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5299- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5299- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5276 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5276- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q25w-jh9x-m6rx No score
chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-q25w-jh9x-m6rx- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5299- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5299 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Karakas-online Chm2pdf, published December 1, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.