Vulnerability in GNU M4
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The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.
EPSS: 0.025 (82.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnu M4
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1687?
- CVE-2008-1687 is a vulnerability in GNU M4. Published 2008-04-09.
- Is CVE-2008-1687 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.