OS Command Injection Affecting emacs package, versions <28.2-r2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.09% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE317-EMACS-3358040
  • published9 Mar 2023
  • disclosed9 Mar 2023

Introduced: 9 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-27985  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.17 emacs to version 28.2-r2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs package and not the emacs package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.17 relevant fixed versions and status.

emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to shell command injections through a crafted mailto: URI. This is related to lack of compliance with the Desktop Entry Specification. It is fixed in 29.0.90

CVSS Base Scores

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