CVE-2008-1687 Affecting m4 package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
1.89% (89th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-M4-277770
- published 9 Apr 2008
- disclosed 9 Apr 2008
Introduced: 9 Apr 2008
CVE-2008-1687 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:8
m4
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream m4
package and not the m4
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:8
relevant fixed versions and status.
The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1687
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41706
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41706