Vulnerability in Gnu Emacs
CVE-2003-1232
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.
EPSS: 0.030 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnu Emacs — versions 21.2.1
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)