CVE-2017-1000383

CWE-200 — Information ExposureCWE-2667 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 65.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Emacs
Timeline
PublishedOct 31
Latest updateMay 17

Description

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

â–¶NVDgnu/emacs25.3.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-7mwh-4vfp-mr6c: GNU Emacs version 25↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2017-1000383: GNU Emacs version 25↗2017-10-31
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OSV
CVE-2017-1000383: GNU Emacs version 25↗2017-10-31
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
emacs: Ignores umask when creating a swap file↗2017-10-31
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-1000383 emacs: Ignores umask when creating a swap file↗2017-11-02
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-1000383 emacs: Ignores umask when creating a swap file [fedora-all]↗2017-11-02
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CVE-2017-1000383 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other | cvebase.io