CVE catalog

CVE-2008-1688

m4: CVE-2008-1688

Severity: Low
Published: Apr 2, 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.96% · Oct 27, 2026

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.

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 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · m4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · m4 · debian · 12
- 1.4.19-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · m4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · m4 · debian · 12
[m4-doc]Affected
Source package: [m4]
Details (2)
- 1.4.19-3 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · m4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · m4 · debian · 12
- 1.4.19-3 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · m4 · debian · bookworm; dsa · m4 · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[m4]Affected
Details (2)
- 1.4.19-8 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · m4 · debian · 13
- 1.4.19-8 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · m4 · debian · 13
[m4-doc]Affected
Source package: [m4]
Details (2)
- 1.4.19-8 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · m4 · debian · 13
- 1.4.19-8 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · m4 · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:07 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]