| Name | CVE-2010-0825 |
| Description | lib-src/movemail.c in movemail in emacs 22 and 23 allows local users to read, modify, or delete arbitrary mailbox files via a symlink attack, related to improper file-permission checks. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 590301 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| xemacs21 (PTS) | bullseye | 21.4.24-9 | fixed |
| bookworm | 21.4.24-11 | fixed |
| sid | 21.4.24-12 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| emacs21 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | | |
| emacs22 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | | 590301 |
| emacs23 | source | (unstable) | 23.2+1-1 | low | | |
| xemacs21 | source | (unstable) | 21.4.22-3.1 | low | | |
Notes
[lenny] - emacs21 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Only exploitable when configured as setgid mail, which isn't set by default
[lenny] - emacs22 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[lenny] - xemacs21 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[lenny] - xmacs21 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)