CVE-2017-14482

Description

GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.99% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gnu.org Vendor Advisory gnu.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3975	vendor advisory
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70	issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07	vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2771	vendor advisory
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/index.html#Releases	release notes vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1	mailing list third party advisory patch
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350	issue tracking mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14482?: CVE-2017-14482 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14482?: To fix CVE-2017-14482, 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-2017-14482 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-14482 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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