Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2142
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.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Products affected by CVE-2008-2142
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:xemacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2142
0.38%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 69 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2142
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.8
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
|
6.4
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2008-2142
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http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0177
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http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/96903
Exploit
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http://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue378
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:154
Mandriva
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00782.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: xemacs-packages-extra-20070427-2.fc8
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29176
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:153
Mandriva
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2529
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00736.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: xemacs-packages-extra-20070427-2.fc9
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221197
221197 – (CVE-2008-2142) app-editors/emacs <=21.4-r16 fast-lock-mode arbitrary lisp code execution (CVE-2008-2142)
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492657/100/0/threaded
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42362
XEmacs and GNU Emacs .flc files code execution CVE-2008-2142 Vulnerability Report
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-06.xml
GNU Emacs, XEmacs: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 200902-06) — Gentoo security
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1540/references
Site en construction
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http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg00645.html
address@hidden: Emacs security bug]
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1539/references
Site en construction
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:012 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020019
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