{"id":"CVE-2012-3479","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-3479","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:17:45.473Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2012-08-25T10:29:52.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:43:18.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["gnu/emacs"],"epss":{"score":0.03744,"percentile":0.89786,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.74%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12155","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00057.html","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/50157","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/50801","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2603","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:076","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/1","tags":["Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/2","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54969","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027375","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.420006","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1586-1","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12155","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00057.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/50157","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/50801","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2603","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:076","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/1","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54969","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027375","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.420006","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1586-1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3479","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}