PT-2014-5310
CVE-2014-3423
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Published
2014-05-08
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 2.0
3.3
LowMetricsAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
GNU Emacs versions 24.3 and earlier
Description
The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic temporary file.
Recommendations
For GNU Emacs versions 24.3 and earlier, consider updating to a version later than 24.3 to resolve the issue.
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