# CVE-2008-5298: chm2pdf 0.9 uses temporary files in directories with fixed names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (chm2pdf failure) of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/32257
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43109
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47030

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