CVE-2008-4191

N/A Unknown
Published: September 24, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the extract-table.csv temporary file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496431
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/emacspeak
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31880
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32071
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31241
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460435
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45237
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00010.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00012.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/emacspeak
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31880
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31241
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45237
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
18th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

emacspeak_inc

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