Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in pdfjam allow local users to gain…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00342 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5843
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjw6-8p45-99jr
References
More Pdfjam vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-05449 pdfjam creates the (1) pdf90, (2) pdfjoin, and (3) pdfnup files with a predictable name… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2008-5843 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5843 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjw6-8p45-99jr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-5843 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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