VDB-257875 · CVE-2024-30204 · DLA 3801-1

GNU Emacs up to 29.2 LaTeX Preview default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GNU Emacs up to 29.2. This affects an unknown part of the component LaTeX Preview. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-30204. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Emacs up to 29.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component LaTeX Preview. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In Emacs before 29.3, LaTeX preview is enabled by default for e-mail attachments.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.savannah.gnu.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-30204. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211599 (RockyLinux 9 : emacs (RLSA-2024:9302)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 29.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.savannah.gnu.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211599). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Word Processing Software

Vendor

Name

Emacs

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 2.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211599
Nessus Name: RockyLinux 9 : emacs (RLSA-2024:9302)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Emacs 29.3
Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org

Timelineinfo

03/25/2024 🔍
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04/13/2025 +384 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: DLA 3801-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-30204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-30204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257875

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2024 15:28
Updated: 04/13/2025 11:07
Changes: 03/25/2024 15:28 (52), 05/04/2024 14:52 (2), 11/04/2024 19:38 (15), 11/20/2024 02:16 (2), 04/13/2025 11:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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