CVE-2008-1687
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 9, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 6, 2008
Description
The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- ADV-2008-1151vdb-entry
- 28688vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20080407 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11mailing-list
- gnu-m4-macros-weak-security(41706)vdb-entry
- 29671third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080406 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20080407 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11mailing-list
- 29729third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080406 Security fixes in m4-1.4.11mailing-list
- SSA:2008-098-01vendor-advisory
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