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CVE-2008-1687
Published: Apr 9, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
ADV-2008-1151
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
28688
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20080407 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
gnu-m4-macros-weak-security(41706)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
29671
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20080406 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20080407 Re: Security fixes in m4-1.4.11
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
29729
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20080406 Security fixes in m4-1.4.11
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
SSA:2008-098-01
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
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