Vulnerability in GNU M4
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU M4 — versions 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/44272 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/29671 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/29729 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1 (mailing-list)
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1688?
- CVE-2008-1688 is a vulnerability in GNU M4. Published 2008-04-09.
- Is CVE-2008-1688 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.