CVE-2008-4191 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in Emacspeak versions 26 and 28. An attacker can exploit this flaw by using a symlink attack on the temporary file "extract-table.csv" generated by the "extract-table.pl" script, leading to arbitrary file modification. With a CVSS score of 6.6, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can result in complete integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
26.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emacspeak_inc:emacspeak:26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
28.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emacspeak_inc:emacspeak:28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
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