CVE catalog
CVE-2008-1687
m4: CVE-2008-1687
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.45% · Oct 25, 2026
The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | m4 | sid | 1.4.21-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | m4 | forky | 1.4.21-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | m4 | trixie | 1.4.19-8 | vulnerable |
| Debian | m4 | bookworm | 1.4.19-3 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | m4 | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | m4 | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | m4 | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | m4 | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [m4]Affected
Details (2)
1.4.19-3· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · m4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · m4 · debian · 12
1.4.19-3· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · m4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · m4 · debian · 12
- [m4-doc]Affected
Source package: [m4]
Details (2)
1.4.19-3· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · m4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · m4 · debian · 12
1.4.19-3· all · bookwormAffected
dsa · m4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · m4 · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Observed: