Description
lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.
Published: 2012-08-25
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 2.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2603-1 emacs23 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3435 lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1586-1 Emacs vulnerabilities
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.672Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3479

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-25T10:29:51.520

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-3479

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-3479 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses