VDB-15465 · CVE-2000-0269 · BID 1125

GNU Emacs up to 20.6 Slave PTY Device privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GNU Emacs up to 20.6. Affected is an unknown function of the component Slave PTY Device Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0269. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Emacs up to 20.6 (Word Processing Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Slave PTY Device Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 04/18/2000 with US-CERT (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0269. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 1125†). Similar entries are available at VDB-15466 and VDB-15467. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/18/2000 🔍
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06/24/2014 +5180 days 🔍
04/21/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: US-CERT
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15465
SecurityFocus: 1125 - GNU Emacs Local Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 11:34
Updated: 04/21/2026 05:09
Changes: 06/24/2014 11:34 (49), 05/24/2018 18:17 (4), 04/21/2026 05:09 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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