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CVE-2008-2142
Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-…
Impact
Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Emacs | Version 21.3.1 |
| Gnu | Xemacs | All versions |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg00645.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30303
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34004
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-06.xml
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/96903
- http://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue378
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0177
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:153
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:154
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492657/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29176
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020019
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1539/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1540/references
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221197
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42362
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2529
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00736.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00782.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg00645.html