CVE-2008-1694
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*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
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* 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
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (12)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29905 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29926 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30109 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references | Vdb Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096 | 2018-10-03 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1 | 2018-10-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Emacs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" | 20.7 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" and version "20.7" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Emacs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" | 21.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" and version "21.1" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Emacs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" | 21.2 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" and version "21.2" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Emacs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" | 21.3 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" and version "21.3" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Emacs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" | 21.4 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" and version "21.4" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Sccs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Sccs" | * | - |
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