medium5.5
CVE-2017-1000383
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may b…
Impact
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Emacs | through 25.3.0 |