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Vuln ID Summary CVSS Severity
CVE-2022-48339

An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. htmlfontify.el has a command injection vulnerability. In the hfy-istext-command function, the parameter file and parameter srcdir come from external input, and parameters are not escaped. If a file name or directory name contains shell metacharacters, code may be executed.

Published: February 20, 2023; 6:15:12 PM -0500
V3.1: 7.8 HIGH
V2.0:(not available)
CVE-2022-48338

An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. In ruby-mode.el, the ruby-find-library-file function has a local command injection vulnerability. The ruby-find-library-file function is an interactive function, and bound to C-c C-f. Inside the function, the external command gem is called through shell-command-to-string, but the feature-name parameters are not escaped. Thus, malicious Ruby source files may cause commands to be executed.

Published: February 20, 2023; 6:15:12 PM -0500
V3.1: 7.3 HIGH
V2.0:(not available)
CVE-2022-48337

GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a source-code file, because lib-src/etags.c uses the system C library function in its implementation of the etags program. For example, a victim may use the "etags -u *" command (suggested in the etags documentation) in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.

Published: February 20, 2023; 6:15:12 PM -0500
V3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL
V2.0:(not available)
CVE-2022-45939

GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a source-code file, because lib-src/etags.c uses the system C library function in its implementation of the ctags program. For example, a victim may use the "ctags *" command (suggested in the ctags documentation) in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.

Published: November 28, 2022; 1:15:10 AM -0500
V3.1: 7.8 HIGH
V2.0:(not available)
CVE-2017-1000383

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

Published: October 31, 2017; 4:29:00 PM -0400
V3.0: 5.5 MEDIUM
V2.0: 2.1 LOW
CVE-2017-14482

GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).

Published: September 14, 2017; 12:29:00 PM -0400
V3.0: 8.8 HIGH
V2.0: 6.8 MEDIUM
CVE-2014-3424

lisp/net/tramp-sh.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/tramp.##### temporary file.

Published: May 08, 2014; 6:55:05 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 3.3 LOW
CVE-2014-3423

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.

Published: May 08, 2014; 6:55:05 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 3.3 LOW
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/.

Published: May 08, 2014; 6:55:05 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 3.3 LOW
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: May 08, 2014; 6:55:05 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 3.3 LOW
CVE-2012-0035

Untrusted search path vulnerability in EDE in CEDET before 1.0.1, as used in GNU Emacs before 23.4 and other products, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted Lisp expression in a Project.ede file in the directory, or a parent directory, of an opened file.

Published: January 19, 2012; 10:55:00 AM -0500
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 9.3 HIGH
CVE-2007-5795

The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.

Published: November 02, 2007; 6:46:00 PM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 6.3 MEDIUM
CVE-2000-0269

Emacs 20 does not properly set permissions for a slave PTY device when starting a new subprocess, which allows local users to read or modify communications between Emacs and the subprocess.

Published: April 18, 2000; 12:00:00 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 2.1 LOW
CVE-2000-0270

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

Published: April 18, 2000; 12:00:00 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 3.6 LOW
CVE-2000-0271

read-passwd and other Lisp functions in Emacs 20 do not properly clear the history of recently typed keys, which allows an attacker to read unencrypted passwords.

Published: April 18, 2000; 12:00:00 AM -0400
V3.x:(not available)
V2.0: 4.6 MEDIUM