CVE-2007-5795

Publication date 2 November 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
emacs21	7.10 gutsy	Not affected
	7.04 feisty	Not affected
	6.10 edgy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected
emacs22	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 22.1-0ubuntu5.1
	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.10 edgy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
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Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-541-1
Emacs vulnerability
13 November 2007

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5795