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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

2008-04-09T19:05:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu m4 1.4.1 Yes
Application gnu m4 1.4.2 Yes
Application gnu m4 1.4.3 Yes
Application gnu m4 1.4.4 Yes
Application gnu m4 1.4.5 Yes
Application gnu m4 1.4.6 Yes
Application gnu m4 1.4.7 Yes
Application gnu m4 1.4.8 Yes
Application gnu m4 1.4.9 Yes
Application gnu m4 1.4.10 Yes
References