CVE-2017-14482

HIGH

GNU Emacs < 25.3 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted Content-Type text/enriched Email

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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).

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3975
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2771
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/index.html#Releases
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1
Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0360
EPSS Percentile 87.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
gnu/emacs < 25.2
Published Sep 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026