CVE-2008-1687 | Vulnerability Database | Aqua Security

The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
M4	Gnu	*	1.4.10 (including)
M4	Ubuntu	dapper	*
M4	Ubuntu	edgy	*
M4	Ubuntu	feisty	*
M4	Ubuntu	gutsy	*
M4	Ubuntu	hardy	*
M4	Ubuntu	upstream	*

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security\u0026y=2008\u0026m=slackware-security.510612
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41706
http://secunia.com/advisories/29671
http://secunia.com/advisories/29729
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security\u0026y=2008\u0026m=slackware-security.510612
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41706

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1687
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html