Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1688
CVE-2008-1688
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.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:m4:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.4.11
Patches
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References
9- secunia.com/advisories/29729nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29671nvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/44272nvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704nvd
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