Description
Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
- gnu / emacs21.3.1 – 21.3.1
- gnu / xemacs
References
- MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00782.html
- MISChttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2529
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1539/references
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492657/100/0/threaded
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30827
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020019
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30199
- MISChttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221197
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30303
- MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-06.xml
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30216
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:154
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29176
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:153
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0177
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34004
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg00645.html
- MISChttp://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/96903
- MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00736.html
- MISChttp://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue378
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1540/references
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30581
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42362