CVE-2014-3421

CVSS V2 Low 3.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gnus.face.ppm temporary file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-3421
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2014-05-08T10:55:05
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2016-06-30T16:12:57
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 24.3
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 3.3
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 4.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:117
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3421
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3421
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:15:27 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 23:00:59 2014-05-08T10:55Z 2014-05-08T10:55:05 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-01 23:00:59 2016-06-30T16:12:57 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-01 23:00:59 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated