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A vulnerability has been found in GNU Emacs up to 20.6 (Word Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function make-temp-name
of the component Lisp Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:
The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack.
The weakness was released 04/18/2000 with US-CERT (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0270. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 15465 and 15467.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9
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Exploiting
Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
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06/24/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: US-CERT
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-0270 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 1125 - GNU Emacs Local Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 06/24/2014 11:37Updated: 05/24/2018 18:17
Changes: 06/24/2014 11:37 (51), 05/24/2018 18:17 (4)
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