CVE-2007-5795
Published Nov 2, 2007
Last updated 7 years ago
Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.3
- Impact score
- 9.2
- Exploitability score
- 3.4
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Vendor comments
- Red HatNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of Emacs as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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