CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-1000383
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-10-31
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• gnu emacs (<= 25.3.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101671 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101671 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry