#VU8419 Remote code execution in Emacs
Published: September 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8419
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Emacs
Emacs
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
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.
Remediation
Update to version 25.3.