| Name | CVE-2014-3421 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 747100 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| emacs24 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 24.4+1-5+deb8u3 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 24.5+1-11+deb9u1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 24.5+1-11+deb9u3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| emacs23 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 747100 |
| emacs24 | source | (unstable) | 24.3+1-4 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - emacs23 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - emacs23 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html