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CVE-2000-0270

Published: Apr 18, 2000 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0270
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
EmacsGnu20.0 (including)20.0 (including)
EmacsGnu20.1 (including)20.1 (including)
EmacsGnu20.2 (including)20.2 (including)
EmacsGnu20.3 (including)20.3 (including)
EmacsGnu20.4 (including)20.4 (including)
EmacsGnu20.5 (including)20.5 (including)
EmacsGnu20.6 (including)20.6 (including)

References

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