| Name | CVE-2014-3421 |
| 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. |
| 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 | 747100 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| emacs23 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | 747100 | ||
| emacs24 | source | (unstable) | 24.3+1-4 |
[wheezy] - emacs23 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - emacs23 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00055.html