Insecure Temporary File Affecting emacs-el package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-EMACSEL-1945533
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 May 2014

Introduced: 5 May 2014

CVE-2014-3421  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-377  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 emacs-el.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs-el package and not the emacs-el package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gnus.face.ppm temporary file.

CVSS Base Scores

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