VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-1694

CVSS score4.6 NONE
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-04-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Primary references