VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-2833
Emacs 21 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain crafted images, as demonstrated via a GIF image in vm mode, related to image size calculation.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.96%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Emacs 21 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain crafted images, as demonstrated via a GIF image in vm mode, related to image size calculation.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.96% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · gnu/emacs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=408929
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1316
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:133
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24570
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018277
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-504-1
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1490
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=408929
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1316
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:133
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24570
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018277
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-504-1
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1490
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.