VDB
CVE-2014-3421
CVE-2014-3421
PUBLISHED
lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gnus.face.ppm temporary file.
EPSS 0.12% · 30.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.12%
30.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | xemacs21-packages | 2009.02.17.dfsg.2-2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | xemacs21-packages | 2009.02.17.dfsg.2-4, 0, 2009.02.17.dfsg.2-5 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | xemacs21-packages | 0, *, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | xemacs21-packages | 2009.02.17.dfsg.2-4, 0 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | xemacs21-packages | 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-3, 0 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | xemacs21-packages | 2009.02.17.dfsg.2-5, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- [oss-security] 20140507 Re: CVE Request - Predictable temporary filenames in GNU Emacs (circl)
- [emacs-diffs] 20140506 emacs-24 r117066: * gnus-fun.el (gnus-grab-cam-face): Do not use predictable temp-file name. (circl)
- MDVSA-2015:117 (circl)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.html (circl)
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8 (circl)
Timeline
- May 8, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 17, 2022 CVE Updated
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3421 third-party-advisory
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html third-party-advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7 third-party-advisory
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3421 third-party-advisory