Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | N/A |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Emacs Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
Vendor | GNU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU8419
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient rendering of MIME text/richtext data. A remote attacker ca submit a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Update to version 25.3.
Vulnerable software versionsEmacs: 21.1 - 25.2
External linkshttp://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.