CVE-2003-1232

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.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.48% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.bug/browse_frm/thread/9424ec1b2fdae321/c691a2da8904db0f?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dguninski%2Bemacs%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3Dmailman.763.1041357806.19936.bug-gnu-emacs%2540gnu.org%26rnum%3D1#c691a2da8904db0f
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15375	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:208	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17496	third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286183
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.html	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1232?: CVE-2003-1232 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1232?: To fix CVE-2003-1232, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-1232 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-1232 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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