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The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to unspecified use of an incorrect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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/12 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41706 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29671 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/4 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29729 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1 ↗
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612 ↗