CVE-2008-1688 The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package m4 (opens in a new tab)
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- published10 Sept 2020
- disclosed9 Apr 2008
Introduced: 9 Apr 2008
CVE-2008-1688 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.04.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream m4 package and not the m4 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
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
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-1688
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
- http://osvdb.org/44272
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704