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CVE-2007-5795
Published: Nov 2, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
FEDORA-2007-3056
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449008
x_refsource_CONFIRM
27984
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
emacs-hacklocalvariables-security-bypass(38263)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
27728
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2008-0924
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
ADV-2007-3715
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
42060
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
USN-541-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
29420
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
MDVSA-2008:034
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
26327
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197958
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-200712-03
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
x_refsource_CONFIRM
27508
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
27627
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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