Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2003-1232

4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.1MEDIUM
EPSS
6.7%
top 8.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
GNU Emacs
Timeline
PublishedDec 31
Latest updateApr 29

Description

Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or warn the user before executing Lisp code in the local variables section of a text file, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using the mode-name variable.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 4.9 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDgnu/emacs21.2.1

Patches

Patch: lists.grok.org.uk ↗Patch: lists.grok.org.uk ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7vjq-vrv9-8wc8: Emacs 21↗2022-04-29
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CVEList
CVE-2003-1232: Emacs 21↗2005-09-26
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Emacs 2.1 - Local Variable Arbitrary Command Execution↗2002-12-31
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CVE-2003-1232 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.1) | Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or war | cvebase.io