CVE-2008-1694

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-1694
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-04-22T04:41:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-03T21:54:14
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sccs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.6
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:36:28 Added to TrackCVE