Bug 480174 (CVE-2008-5743, CVE-2008-5843)

Summary:	pdfjam: multiple security issues (CVE-2008-5743, CVE-2008-5843)
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Tomas Hoger <thoger>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	michel
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Description Tomas Hoger 2009-01-15 15:44:56 UTC

Two CVE ids were assigned for the issues discovered in 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.

CVE-2008-5843:
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in pdfjam allow local
users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in (1) the current
working directory or (2) /var/tmp, related to the (a) pdf90, (b)
pdfjoin, and (c) pdfnup scripts.

References:
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459031
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252734
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/19/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32931
http://secunia.com/advisories/33278

Proposed patch to address both issue is attached in the Gentoo BZ:
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252734#c2

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2009-03-12 20:54:43 UTC

pdfjam-1.21-1.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9.
http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/pdfjam-1.21-1.fc9

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2009-03-12 20:54:48 UTC

pdfjam-1.21-1.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10.
http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/pdfjam-1.21-1.fc10

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2009-03-13 18:36:38 UTC

pdfjam-1.21-1.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2009-03-13 18:37:13 UTC

pdfjam-1.21-1.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.