Description
Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or warn the user before executing Lisp code in the local variables section of a text file, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using the mode-name variable.
Published: 2005-09-26
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: 6.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-1222 Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or warn the user before executing Lisp code in the local variables section of a text file, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using the mode-name variable.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:19:45.786Z

Reserved: 2005-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1232

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Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-1232

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