CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to
overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.#####
temporary file.
Author | Note |
---|---|
seth-arnold | Mosiac hard-coded this pid file name, the alternative is dropping support for Mosiac entirely. Don’t be hasty. |
leosilva | from emacs, they added this line only http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.html not-fixed |
debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3423
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3423
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3423
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3423