CVE-2012-3479

NameCVE-2012-3479
Descriptionlisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2603-1
Debian Bugs684694, 684695

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
emacs24 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)24.4+1-5+deb8u5fixed
stretch (security)24.5+1-11+deb9u1fixed
stretch (lts), stretch24.5+1-11+deb9u5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
emacs23sourcesqueeze23.2+1-7+squeeze1DSA-2603-1
emacs23source(unstable)23.4+1-4684695
emacs24source(unstable)24.2+1-1684694

Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/2

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