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CVE-2008-1694

 

Severity Score

4.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

vcdiff en Emacs 20.7 a 22.1.50, cuando es utilizado con SCCS, permite a usuarios locales sobrescribir ficheros de su elección a través de un ataque symlink en ficheros temporales.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-04-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-04-21 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnu
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Emacs
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20.7
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Gnu
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Emacs
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21.1
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Gnu
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Emacs
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21.2
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Gnu
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Emacs
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21.3
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Gnu
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Emacs
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21.4
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Gnu
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Sccs
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