Insecure Temporary File Affecting emacs-nox package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EMACSNOX-1940331
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 May 2014

Introduced: 5 May 2014

CVE-2014-3424  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-377  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 emacs-nox.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs-nox package and not the emacs-nox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

lisp/net/tramp-sh.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/tramp.##### temporary file.

CVSS Scores

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