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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5795

Overview

The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Vendor Statments (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (11/09/2007)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of Emacs as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

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External Source: OSVDB

Name: 42060

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/42060

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449008

Hyperlink:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449008

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2007-3056

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00524.html

External Source: XF

Name: emacs-hacklocalvariables-security-bypass(38263)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38263

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-541-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-541-1

External Source: BID

Name: 26327

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26327

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2008:034

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:034

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-0924

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-3715

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/3715

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200712-03

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29420

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27984

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27984

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27728

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27728

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27627

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27627

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27508

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27508

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2008-03-18

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

Hyperlink:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/lisp/files.el?r1=1.896.2.28&r2=1.896.2.29

Hyperlink:http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/lisp/files.el?r1=1.896.2.28&r2=1.896.2.29

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197958

Hyperlink:http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197958