CVE-2003-1232

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 v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

5.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.html	Patch
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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286183
http://secunia.com/advisories/17496
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:208
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15375

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2003-12-30 21:00

Updated : 2011-03-07 18:13

NVD link : CVE-2003-1232

Mitre link : CVE-2003-1232

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Products Affected

gnu

emacs

{"cve": {"data_type": "CVE", "references": {"reference_data": [{"url": "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.html", "name": "http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-May/005089.html", "tags": ["Patch"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "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", "name": "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", "tags": [], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286183", "name": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286183", "tags": [], "refsource": "CONFIRM"}, {"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/17496", "name": "17496", "tags": [], "refsource": "SECUNIA"}, {"url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:208", "name": "MDKSA-2005:208", "tags": [], "refsource": "MANDRIVA"}, {"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15375", "name": "15375", "tags": [], "refsource": "BID"}]}, "data_format": "MITRE", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"}]}]}, "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": {"ID": "CVE-2003-1232", "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org"}}, "impact": {"baseMetricV2": {"cvssV2": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 5.1, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "accessComplexity": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"}, "severity": "MEDIUM", "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 4.9, "obtainUserPrivilege": true, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": true}}, "publishedDate": "2003-12-31T05:00Z", "configurations": {"nodes": [{"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}]}], "CVE_data_version": "4.0"}, "lastModifiedDate": "2011-03-08T02:13Z"}

5.1 /10