Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1687
The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1687
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.89%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 88 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1687
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-1687
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Red Hat 2008-04-15Red Hat does not consider this to be a security issue. After careful analysis of this issue the Red Hat Security Response Team has determined that this bug has no security impact outside of expected m4 behavior.
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/4
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/12
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41706
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*