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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1687

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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2008-1687

Description:
The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41706

SLACKWARE
  http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA29671
  Secunia Advisory: SA29729

MLIST
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/12
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/4
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3

BID
  28688


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