CVE-2014-3423
published 2014-05-08CVE-2014-3423: lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.##### temporary file.
PriorityP410low3.3CVSS 2.0
AVLACMAuNCNIPAP
EPSS
0.34%
26.6th percentile
lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.##### temporary file.
Affected
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.03.3LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
osv3.3LOW
vendor_debian3.3LOW
vendor_redhat3.3LOW
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Red Hat
emacs: multiple temporary file issues
vendor_redhat·2014-05-05·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2014-3423 [LOW] CWE-377 emacs: multiple temporary file issues
emacs: multiple temporary file issues
lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.##### temporary file.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Package: emacs (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: emacs (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: emacs (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2014-3423: xemacs21-packages - lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overw...
vendor_debian·2014·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2014-3423 [LOW] CVE-2014-3423: xemacs21-packages - lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overw...
lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.##### temporary file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
sid: resolved
GHSA
GHSA-qr4g-ghx2-6476: lisp/net/browse-url
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2014-3423 [LOW] CWE-59 GHSA-qr4g-ghx2-6476: lisp/net/browse-url
lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.##### temporary file.
OSV
CVE-2014-3423: lisp/net/browse-url
osv·2014-05-08·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2014-3423 [LOW] CVE-2014-3423: lisp/net/browse-url
lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.##### temporary file.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3423 CVE-2014-3422 CVE-2014-3421 CVE-2014-3424 emacs: multiple temporary file issues [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2014-05-08·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2014-3423 [LOW] CVE-2014-3423 CVE-2014-3422 CVE-2014-3421 CVE-2014-3424 emacs: multiple temporary file issues [fedora-all]
CVE-2014-3423 CVE-2014-3422 CVE-2014-3421 CVE-2014-3424 emacs: multiple temporary file issues [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3421 CVE-2014-3422 CVE-2014-3423 CVE-2014-3424 emacs: multiple temporary file issues
bugzilla·2014-05-08·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2014-3421 [LOW] CVE-2014-3421 CVE-2014-3422 CVE-2014-3423 CVE-2014-3424 emacs: multiple temporary file issues
CVE-2014-3421 CVE-2014-3422 CVE-2014-3423 CVE-2014-3424 emacs: multiple temporary file issues
Steve Kemp discovered multiple temporary file handling issues in Emacs. A local attacker could use these flaws to perform symbolic link attacks against users running Emacs. Original report: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=747100
CVE-2014-3421 was assigned to the issue in lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el
Upstream fix: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html
CVE-2014-3422 was assigned to the issue in lisp/emacs-lisp/find-gc.el
Upstream fix: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00056.html
CVE-2014-3423 was assigned to the issue in lisp/net/browse-url.el (this one does not currently have a fix)
Upstream note: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.htmlhttp://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.htmlhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:117http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.htmlhttp://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00057.htmlhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:117
2014-05-08
Published