m4: code execution via -F argument
Published Apr 9, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.96%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider this to be a security issue. After careful analysis of this issue the Red Hat Product Security has determined that this bug has no security impact outside of expected m4 behavior.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02957) | 86.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02957) | 85.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 82.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.01% (0.07011) | 85.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 83.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.50% (0.01504) | 86.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.97% (0.02973) | 91.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 90.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02099) | 87.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://osvdb.org/44272 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29729 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1688 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=441877 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1688
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1688
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