CVE-2017-1000383

Description

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ([ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~) resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

Risk Information

Base Score

5.5

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.142

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-1000383 are affected in GNU Emacs 25.3	Windows

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234