CVE-2008-5298 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service in chm2pdf by pre-creating fixed-name temporary directories, affecting local users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5298?
CVE-2008-5298 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Dec 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
chm2pdf 0.9 uses temporary files in directories with fixed names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (chm2pdf failure) of other users by creating those directories ahead of time.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Karakas-Online Chm2pdf.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-5298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3h2g-4ppf-wwf9.