CVE-2017-1000383 | BDVDB-2026-92483 Detail

Description#

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101671

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-10-31Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.