CVE-2008-2142

NameCVE-2008-2142
DescriptionEmacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs480877, 480885, 480886

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
xemacs21-packages (PTS)bullseye2009.02.17.dfsg.2-5fixed
bookworm2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1fixed
sid2009.02.17.dfsg.3-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
emacs21source(unstable)21.4a+1-5.5low480877
emacs22source(unstable)22.2+2-3low480885
xemacs21-packagessource(unstable)2009.02.17-1low480886

Notes

[etch] - xemacs21-packages <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[lenny] - xemacs21-packages <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[etch] - xemacs21 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[lenny] - xemacs21 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[etch] - emacs21 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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