CVE-2008-1688

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    CVE-2008-1688

    Published: 9 Apr 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    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://osvdb.org/44272, 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/2008/04/07/3, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704

    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