FKIE_CVE-2017-1000383

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-10-31 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:59
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu emacs *
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