SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-3479

lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.79%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
3.79% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/emacs
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.