extract-table.pl in Emacspeak 26 and 28 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files…
Priority LOW 29CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00407 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:emacspeak_inc:emacspeak:26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.0 | Vulnerable | Emacspeak Inc |
| cpe:2.3:a:emacspeak_inc:emacspeak:28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 28.0 | Vulnerable | Emacspeak Inc |
- cpe:2.3:a:emacspeak_inc:emacspeak:26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 26.0 Vulnerable ·Emacspeak Inc
- cpe:2.3:a:emacspeak_inc:emacspeak:28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 28.0 Vulnerable ·Emacspeak Inc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4191
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3qp2-xpxj-256j
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460435
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496431
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/emacspeak
Sources
- CVE-2008-4191 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4191 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3qp2-xpxj-256j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-4191 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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