CVE-2008-1688

HIGH 7.5CVE-2008-1688 · Published 09/04/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-1688 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting m4 (gnu).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.0%, higher than 87.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
m4 gnu	`= 1.4.1= 1.4.10= 1.4.2= 1.4.3= 1.4.4= 1.4.5= 1.4.6= 1.4.7= 1.4.8= 1.4.9`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

osvdb.org/44272
secunia.com/advisories/29671 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/29729 · Patch
slackware.com/security/viewer.php
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
securityfocus.com/bid/28688
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704

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