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CVE-2014-3422

lisp/emacs-lisp/find-gc.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file under /tmp/esrc/.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3422 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from gnu, from mageia_project organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-05-08T10:55:05.310

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?
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
Operating System	mageia_project	mageia	3	Yes
Operating System	mageia_project	mageia	4	Yes

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.html ([email protected])
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8 ([email protected])
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00056.html ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:117 ([email protected])
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00056.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:117 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gnu's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.