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FreeBSD Ports: pdfjam
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
FreeBSD Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
7 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following package is affected: pdfjam CVE-2008-5743 pdfjam creates the (1) pdf90, (2) pdfjoin, and (3) pdfnup files with a predictable name, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031 http://secunia.com/advisories/33278 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/a02c9595-e018-11dd-a765-0030843d3802.html