CVE-2008-5298

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 1, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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