Use of Potentially Dangerous Function in Emacs - CVE-2024-30202
Published: March 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87807
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30202
CWE-ID: CWE-676
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Emacs
Emacs
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of dangerous method when processing untrusted files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted document and execute arbitrary Lisp code as part of turning on Org mode.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-30202
Install updates from vendor's website.