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.
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EUVD-2014-3434 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T10:43:05.509Z
Reserved: 2014-05-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-3421
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-05-08T10:55:05.217
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-3421
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