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CVE-2008-1688 (GCVE-0-2008-1688)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-09 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://osvdb.org/44272 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/29671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/29729 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackw… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
Date Public
2008-04-06 00:00
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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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