CVE-2014-3421 | BDVDB-2026-61478 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html
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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-05-08Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.