CVE-2008-1694
EPSS 0.05%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-1694
To remediate CVE-2008-1694, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/xemacs21—upgrade to 21.4.21-4 or later
Is CVE-2008-1694 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 21.4.21-4