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CVE-2008-3949

Impact:: Moderate
Public Date:: 2008-08-24

Bugzilla:: 462694: CVE-2008-3949 emacs: Python interactive shell arbitrary code execution

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current working directory during editing of a Python file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file.

Find out more about CVE-2008-3949 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the emacs package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

Last Modified 2018-04-27T13:51:04+00:00

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