CVE-2008-1687 | BDVDB-2026-30137 Detail
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The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/12
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.