CVE-2008-2142

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2008-05-09
CWE:
CWE-829
Bugzilla:
446069: CVE-2008-2142 emacs: fast-lock-mode arbitrary lisp code execution

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Find out more about CVE-2008-2142 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.4
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 emacs Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 xemacs Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 emacs Will not fix

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