VDB
CVE-2008-1687
CVE-2008-1687
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect filename.
EPSS 2.45% · 84.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.5
EPSS Score
2.45%
84.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| gnu | m4 | 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 9, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 21, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 4, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- ADV-2008-1151 vdb
- 29671 third-party-advisory
- 29729 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080406 Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 mailing-list
- SSA:2008-098-01 vendor-advisory
- 28688 vdb
- [oss-security] 20080407 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 mailing-list
- gnu-m4-macros-weak-security(41706) vdb
- [oss-security] 20080406 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20080407 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1687 advisory