Vulnerability CVE-2012-3479
Published: 2012-08-25

Description:
lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
GNU Emacs file-local variables Vulnerability
Paul Ling
13.08.2012

Type:

CWE-noinfo

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
GNU -> Emacs 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1586-1
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.420006
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027375
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54969
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:076
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2603
http://secunia.com/advisories/50801
http://secunia.com/advisories/50157
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00057.html
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12155
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