Description
lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gnus.face.ppm temporary file.
Published: 2014-05-08
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3434 lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gnus.face.ppm temporary file.
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00138}

epss

{'score': 0.00145}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:43:05.509Z

Reserved: 2014-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3421

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-08T10:55:05.217

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-3421

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-3421 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses