VDB
CVE-2008-1688
CVE-2008-1688
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Unspecified vulnerability in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to improper handling of filenames specified with the -F option. NOTE: it is not clear when this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
EPSS 2.96% · 87.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.5
EPSS Score
2.96%
87.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | m4 | 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 28688 vdb
- [oss-security] 20080406 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 mailing-list
- 29729 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080406 Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 mailing-list
- ADV-2008-1151 vdb
- gnu-m4-producefrozenstate-format-string(41704) vdb
- 44272 vdb
- 29671 third-party-advisory
- SSA:2008-098-01 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1688 advisory