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GNU Emacs "fast-lock-mode" File Processing Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30199
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Release Date:
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2008-05-13
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Popularity:
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4,064 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | GNU Emacs 21.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Morten Welinder has reported a vulnerability in GNU Emacs, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of fast-lock files (.flc) for corresponding source files. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code when e.g. a source file is opened and a specially crafted fast-lock file exists in the same directory.
Successful exploitation requires that "font-lock-support-mode" is set to "fast-lock-mode".
The vulnerability is reported in GNU Emacs 21.3.1. Other versions may also be affected.
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