CVE-2008-1687

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    CVE-2008-1687

    Published: 9 Apr 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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: http://secunia.com/advisories/29671, http://secunia.com/advisories/29729, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references, http://secunia.com/advisories/29729, http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612, 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41706

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High