CVE-2003-1232
N/A
Published: September 26, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEmacs
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or warn the user before executing Lisp code in the local variables section of a text file, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using the mode-name variable.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_frm/thread/9424ec1b2fdae321/c691a2da8904db0f?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dguninski%2Bemacs%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3Dmailman.763.1041357806.19936.bug-gnu-emacs%2540gnu.org%26rnum%3D1#c691a2da8904db0fx_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:208Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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