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CVE-2008-2142

Published: May 12, 2008 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.4 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2142
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Emacs Gnu 21.3.1 (including) 21.3.1 (including)
Xemacs Gnu * *
Emacs21 Ubuntu dapper *
Emacs21 Ubuntu feisty *
Emacs21 Ubuntu gutsy *
Emacs21 Ubuntu hardy *
Emacs21 Ubuntu upstream *
Emacs22 Ubuntu gutsy *
Emacs22 Ubuntu hardy *
Emacs22 Ubuntu intrepid *
Emacs22 Ubuntu jaunty *
Emacs22 Ubuntu karmic *
Emacs22 Ubuntu lucid *
Emacs22 Ubuntu maverick *
Emacs22 Ubuntu upstream *
Xemacs21-packages Ubuntu dapper *
Xemacs21-packages Ubuntu feisty *
Xemacs21-packages Ubuntu gutsy *
Xemacs21-packages Ubuntu hardy *
Xemacs21-packages Ubuntu intrepid *
Xemacs21-packages Ubuntu jaunty *
Xemacs21-packages Ubuntu karmic *
Xemacs21-packages Ubuntu upstream *

References

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