CVE-2008-1694

Emacs 20.7-22.1.50 - Local File Overwrite

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

vcdiff in Emacs 20.7 to 22.1.50, when used with SCCS, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29905
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208483
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:096
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1309/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019909
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29926
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41906
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28857
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216880
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1310/references

Scores

EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 14.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (6)
gnu/emacs 20.7
gnu/emacs 21.1
gnu/emacs 21.2
gnu/emacs 21.3
gnu/emacs 21.4
gnu/sccs
Published Apr 22, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026