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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32257
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43109
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735
Scores
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
23.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
karakas-online/chm2pdf
0.9
Published
Dec 01, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026