CVE-2003-1232

Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or warn the user before executing Lisp code in the local variables section of a text file, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using the mode-name variable.

🔗 References (12)

• cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286183
• cve@mitrehttp://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_frm/thread/9424ec1b2fdae321/c691a2da8904db0f?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dguninski%2Bemacs%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3Dmailman.763.1041357806.19936.bug-gnu-emacs%2540gnu.org%26rnum%3D1#c691a2da8904db0f
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.html
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17496
• cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:208
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15375
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286183
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_frm/thread/9424ec1b2fdae321/c691a2da8904db0f?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dguninski%2Bemacs%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3Dmailman.763.1041357806.19936.bug-gnu-emacs%2540gnu.org%26rnum%3D1#c691a2da8904db0f
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17496
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:208
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15375