CVE-2012-3479

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3479
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-25 10:29:51 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionlisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Emacs 23.2 All All All
Application Gnu Emacs 23.3 All All All
Application Gnu Emacs 23.4 All All All
Application Gnu Emacs 24.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#12155 - 24.1; Potential Security Flaw with `enable-local-eval', `enable-local-variables' - GNU bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 debbugs.gnu.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2603-1 emacs23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Security Advisory SA50801 - Ubuntu update for emacs23 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
GNU Emacs 'enable-local-variables' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:076 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
USN-1586-1: Emacs vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2012:1348-1: moderate: emacs and depending packages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Security flaw in GNU Emacs file-local variables af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
oss-security - Re: Security flaw in GNU Emacs file-local variables af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
GNU Emacs 'enable-local-variables' Safe Setting Can Be Bypassed Leading to Command Execution - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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