Remote code execution in Emacs - #VU8419
Published: September 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8419
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The 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.
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.
Affected software
Emacs
Remediation
Update to version 25.3.