CVE-2017-1000383
Published: 31 October 2017
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| leosilva | It really seems to not be a vulnerability. See all the comments around this issue in emacs. I'll set it as ignored. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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emacs23 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
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| bionic |
Does not exist
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| cosmic |
Does not exist
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| disco |
Does not exist
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Does not exist
|
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| zesty |
Does not exist
|
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emacs24 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
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| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
|
emacs25 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| bionic |
Ignored
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |