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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The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might…
High7.5EPSS 2.5%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- ADV-2008-1151 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28688 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080407 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- gnu-m4-macros-weak-security(41706) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29671 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080406 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080407 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 29729 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20080406 Security fixes in m4-1.4.11 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SSA:2008-098-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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