National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5795
Original release date:11/02/2007
Last revised:11/15/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
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):
Impact Subscore:
9.2
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (11/09/2007)
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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
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449008
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-3056
External Source: XF
Name: emacs-hacklocalvariables-security-bypass(38263)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-541-1
External Source: BID
Name: 26327
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:034
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0924
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-3715
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200712-03
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29420
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27984
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27728
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27627
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27508
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: 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
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197958