{"cve":"CVE-2008-5743","nvd":{"published":"2008-12-26T21:30:00.327","modified":"2026-06-16T23:00:54.920","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/33278","http://secunia.com/advisories/34312","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931","https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031"],"products":["pdfjam:pdfjam"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5743","score":0.00406,"percentile":0.34927,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}