Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-1694
vcdiff in Emacs 20.7 to 22.1.50, when used with SCCS, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 10.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
Products affected by CVE-2008-1694
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sccs:*