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CVE-2017-14482 Affecting emacs25 package, versions <25.1+1-3ubuntu4.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.11% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1704-EMACS25-285749
  • published14 Sept 2017
  • disclosed14 Sept 2017
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Introduced: 14 Sep 2017

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How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:17.04 emacs25 to version 25.1+1-3ubuntu4.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs25 package and not the emacs25 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:17.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).