GNU Emacs Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

BID:67253

Info

GNU Emacs Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 67253
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-3421
CVE-2014-3422
CVE-2014-3423
CVE-2014-3424
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 05 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 11 2014 05:12AM
Credit: Steve Kemp
Vulnerable: MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
GNU Emacs 23.4
GNU Emacs 23.3
GNU Emacs 23.2
GNU Emacs 23.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GNU Emacs Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

GNU Emacs is prone to multiple insecure temporary file-handling vulnerabilities.

An attacker with local access could potentially exploit these issues to perform symbolic-link attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected application.

Exploit / POC

GNU Emacs Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

An attacker can use readily available commands to exploit these issues.

Solution / Fix

GNU Emacs Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

GNU Emacs Multiple Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerabilities

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