CVE-2008-1694
Emacs Vcdiff Symlink File Overwrite Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 22, 2008, 4:41 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update affected Emacs and SCCS packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-1694.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1694 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1694
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-1694 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-1694 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29905 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29926 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30109 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-607-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41906 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 22, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.02%
score
0.22203
percentile