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CVE-2008-1688

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-09 Apr, 2008 | 19:00
Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 08:32
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:09 Apr, 2008 | 19:00
Updated At:07 Aug, 2024 | 08:32
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
n/a
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n/a
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Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
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CAPEC IDDescription
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Workarounds
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Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://osvdb.org/44272
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/44272
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
Hyperlink: http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
http://osvdb.org/44272
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/44272
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:09 Apr, 2008 | 19:05
Updated At:08 Aug, 2017 | 01:30

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.07.5HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.1
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.2
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.3
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.4
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.5
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.6
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.7
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.8
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.9
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>m4>>1.4.10
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
Organization : Red Hat
Last Modified : 2008-04-15T00:00:00

Red Hat does not consider this to be a security issue. After careful analysis of this issue the Red Hat Security Response Team has determined that this bug has no security impact outside of expected m4 behavior.

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://osvdb.org/44272cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/29671cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29729cve@mitre.org
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/referencescve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704cve@mitre.org
N/A
Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/44272
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A

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