CVE-2007-5795

The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.

🔗 References (38)

• secalert@redhathttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449008
• secalert@redhathttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197958
• secalert@redhathttp://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/lisp/files.el?r1=1.896.2.28&r2=1.896.2.29
• secalert@redhathttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
• secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/42060
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27508
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27627
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27728
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/27984
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/29420
• secalert@redhathttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:034
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26327
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-541-1