CVE-2007-5795

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• GNU Emacs 22.1 - Local Variable Handling Code Execution2007-11-02 · remote · linux · Verified

Impact

The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.

Affected products

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449008
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197958
• http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/lisp/files.el?r1=1.896.2.28&r2=1.896.2.29
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
• http://osvdb.org/42060
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27508
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27627
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27728
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27984
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:034
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26327
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-541-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3715
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38263
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00524.html
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449008
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197958
• http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/lisp/files.el?r1=1.896.2.28&r2=1.896.2.29
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
• http://osvdb.org/42060