CVE-2024-30205

Description

A flaw was found in Emacs. Org mode considers the content of remote files, such as files opened with TRAMP on remote systems, to be trusted, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Statement

To exploit this flaw, an attacker needs to trick a user into opening a crafted Org mode file from a remote system. For this reason, this flaw has been rated with a Moderate security impact.

Mitigation

Do not open untrusted Org mode files from a remote system.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score7.8N/A7.1
Attack VectorLocalN/ALocal
Attack ComplexityLowN/ALow
Privileges RequiredNoneN/ANone
User InteractionRequiredN/ARequired
ScopeUnchangedN/AUnchanged
ConfidentialityHighN/ANone
Integrity ImpactHighN/AHigh
Availability ImpactHighN/AHigh

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

Access Control,Integrity

Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism; Modify Application Data

An attacker could package untrusted data with trusted data to bypass protection mechanisms to gain access to and possibly modify sensitive data.

Frequently Asked Questions

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