Description
GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).
Published: 2017-09-14
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 4.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1101-1 emacs23 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3975-1 emacs25 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5985 GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3427-1 Emacs vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3428-1 Emacs vulnerability
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Debian Debian Linux
Gnu Emacs
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:27:40.893Z

Reserved: 2017-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14482

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-14T16:29:00.250

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-14482

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-09-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-14482 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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