Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Affecting emacs package, versions <1:28.2+1-11


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (19th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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SUSE
7.3 high
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Red Hat
7.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-EMACS-3326673
  • published 21 Feb 2023
  • disclosed 20 Feb 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 emacs to version 1:28.2+1-11 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. htmlfontify.el has a command injection vulnerability. In the hfy-istext-command function, the parameter file and parameter srcdir come from external input, and parameters are not escaped. If a file name or directory name contains shell metacharacters, code may be executed.