CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4191

emacspeak: CVE-2008-4191

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 24, 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.41% · Oct 27, 2026

extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv temporary file.

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	emacspeak	sid	`53.0+dfsg-5`	fixed
Debian	emacspeak	forky	`53.0+dfsg-5`	fixed
Debian	emacspeak	trixie	`53.0+dfsg-5`	fixed
Debian	emacspeak	bookworm	`53.0+dfsg-2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	emacspeak	source	sid	`28.0-2`	low	Not reported	[496431]
Debian	emacspeak	source	forky	`28.0-2`	low	Not reported	[496431]
Debian	emacspeak	source	trixie	`28.0-2`	low	Not reported	[496431]
Debian	emacspeak	source	bookworm	`28.0-2`	low	Not reported	[496431]

[Debian bug #496431]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[emacspeak]Fixed
Details (2)
- 53.0+dfsg-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 28.0-2
  dsa · emacspeak · debian · bookworm; dsa · emacspeak · debian · 12
- 53.0+dfsg-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 28.0-2
  dsa · emacspeak · debian · bookworm; dsa · emacspeak · debian · 12
[emacspeak-espeak-server]Fixed
Source package: [emacspeak]
Details (2)
- 53.0+dfsg-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 28.0-2
  dsa · emacspeak · debian · bookworm; dsa · emacspeak · debian · 12
- 53.0+dfsg-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 28.0-2
  dsa · emacspeak · debian · bookworm; dsa · emacspeak · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[emacspeak]Fixed
Details (2)
- 53.0+dfsg-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 28.0-2
  dsa · emacspeak · debian · 13
- 53.0+dfsg-5 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 28.0-2
  dsa · emacspeak · debian · 13
[emacspeak-espeak-server]Fixed
Source package: [emacspeak]
Details (2)
- 53.0+dfsg-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 28.0-2
  dsa · emacspeak · debian · 13
- 53.0+dfsg-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 28.0-2
  dsa · emacspeak · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:19 PM UTC

References

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