emacs insecure /tmp file usage
Published Apr 21, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
vcdiff in Emacs 20.7 to 22.1.50, when used with SCCS, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
emacs
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
emacs
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | emacs | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | emacs | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
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:L/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 31.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 31.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00035) | 6.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29905 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29926 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30109 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1694 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1694
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1694
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