CVE-2017-14482
First published: Mon Sep 11 2017(Updated: )
Enriched mode implements an extension command to the text/enriched format called "x-display", which stores "display" text properties. It's possible to use this extension command to transparently execute arbitrary code in an Emacs process that opens a text/enriched file. Upstream issue: <a href="https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350">https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350</a> Upstream patch: <a href="https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70">https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70</a> References: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/422">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/422</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/emacs23 | ||
| GNU Emacs | <=25.2 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugs.gnu.org/28350
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14482
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=875448
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1
- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3975
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2771
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970
- https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/index.html#Releases
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/422
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1490410
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14482
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490409
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