CVE-2008-5298

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 3 sources updated this week

0.0

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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 19.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 1, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (18)

cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959
cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html
cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32257
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/43109
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735
cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47030
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501959
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32257
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/43109
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
debian:10	chm2pdf @ 0.9.1-1.1	—	osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-5298?

CVE-2008-5298 is a none vulnerability published on December 1, 2008. 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.

When was CVE-2008-5298 disclosed?

CVE-2008-5298 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 1, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2008-5298 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5298 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 19.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2008-5298?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-5298, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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