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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.

Published

2014-05-08T10:55:05.217

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.3 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System mageia_project mageia 3 Yes
Operating System mageia_project mageia 4 Yes
Application gnu emacs ≤ 24.3 Yes
Application gnu emacs 20.0 Yes
Application gnu emacs 20.1 Yes
Application gnu emacs 20.2 Yes
Application gnu emacs 20.3 Yes
Application gnu emacs 20.4 Yes
Application gnu emacs 20.5 Yes
Application gnu emacs 20.6 Yes
Application gnu emacs 20.7 Yes
Application gnu emacs 21 Yes
Application gnu emacs 21.1 Yes
Application gnu emacs 21.2 Yes
Application gnu emacs 21.2.1 Yes
Application gnu emacs 21.3 Yes
Application gnu emacs 21.3.1 Yes
Application gnu emacs 21.4 Yes
Application gnu emacs 22.1 Yes
Application gnu emacs 22.2 Yes
Application gnu emacs 22.3 Yes
Application gnu emacs 23.1 Yes
Application gnu emacs 23.2 Yes
Application gnu emacs 23.3 Yes
Application gnu emacs 23.4 Yes
Application gnu emacs 24.1 Yes
Application gnu emacs 24.2 Yes
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