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CVE-2008-1694

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-21 Apr, 2008 | 20:00
Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 08:32
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

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Metrics (CVSS)
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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:21 Apr, 2008 | 20:00
Updated At:07 Aug, 2024 | 08:32
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Versions
Affected
  • n/a
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
▼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
https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:22 Apr, 2008 | 04:41
Updated At:03 Oct, 2018 | 21:54

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.

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
Primary2.04.6MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 4.6
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches
GNU
gnu
>>emacs>>20.7
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>emacs>>21.1
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>emacs>>21.2
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>emacs>>21.3
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>emacs>>21.4
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU
gnu
>>sccs>>*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sccs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-59Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-59
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
Organization : Red Hat
Last Modified : 2008-05-01T00:00:00

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-1694 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/29905cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/29926cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/30109cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/referencescve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/referencescve@mitre.org
N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/cve@mitre.org
N/A
Hyperlink: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A

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