CVE-2017-1000383

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-1000383
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-31 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-27 16:24:00 UTC
DescriptionGNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Emacs All All All All

References

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GNU Emacs CVE-2017-1000383 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Fw: Security risk of vim swap files MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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