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Package: pdfjam
Version: 1.20-2
Severity: important
Tags: security
Hi,
the following CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id was
published for pdfjam.
CVE-2008-5743[0]:
| 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.
If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE id in your changelog entry.
For further information see:
[0] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5743
http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/CVE-2008-5743
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#include <hallo.h>
* Stefan Fritsch [Sat, Jan 03 2009, 01:23:34PM]:
> Package: pdfjam
> Version: 1.20-2
> Severity: important
> Tags: security
>
> Hi,
> the following CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id was
> published for pdfjam.
>
> CVE-2008-5743[0]:
> | 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.
Spoted that already, Debian version has been using that for ages:
pdf90: uniqueName="$RANDOM$RANDOM$RANDOM"-"$counter"
pdfjoin:uniqueName="$RANDOM$RANDOM$RANDOM"
pdfnup: uniqueName="$RANDOM$RANDOM$RANDOM"-"$counter"
Is that enough randomness?
I wonder why that change was not adopted by upstream author yet, I
remember having sent the diff.
Regards,
Eduard.
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