Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-1688
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.022
EPSS Ranking 83.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- http://osvdb.org/44272
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
- 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/2008/04/07/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704
- http://osvdb.org/44272
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
- 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/2008/04/07/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704
Products affected by CVE-2008-1688
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.10
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.3
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.4
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.5
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.6
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.7
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.8
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.9