M4
Vendor:
First CVE: Apr 9, 2008 · Active for 18 years
2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 49% of tracked products
2.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 60% of tracked products
7.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 50% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact M4 over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Apr 9, 2008
18 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Apr 9, 2008
6,680 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
M42 CVEs
100%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
High
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2008-1688HIGH Unspecified vulnerability in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to improper handling of filenames specified with the -F | Apr 9, 2008 | 7.5 | 23 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-1687HIGH The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigge | Apr 9, 2008 | 7.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For M4
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.9 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4.8 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4.7 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4.6 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4.5 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4.4 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4.3 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4.2 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4.10 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4.1 | 1 | 7.5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |