ubuntu-cve-2014-3421
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-05-08 10:55
Modified
2026-05-20 14:48
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3421",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:48:41Z",
  "published": "2014-05-08T10:55:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3421"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3421"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-3421"
  ]
}



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