Vulnerability CVE-2017-1000383

Vulnerability CVE-2017-1000383

Published: 2017-10-31

Description:

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

Type:

CWE-200

(Information Exposure)

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

CVSS Base Score	Impact Subscore	Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10	2.9/10	3.9/10

Exploit range	Attack complexity	Authentication
Local	Low	No required
Confidentiality impact	Integrity impact	Availability impact
Partial	None	None

Affected software
GNU -> Emacs

References:

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101671

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