VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-3421
lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gnus.face.ppm temporary file.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gnus.face.ppm temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- mageia project/mageia · gnu/emacs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.html
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:117
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.html
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:117
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.