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CVE-2000-0270

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Published: Apr 18, 2000Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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3.6
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

Description

The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack.

Affected (7)

Products: Gnu: Emacs
Gnu
1 product
Emacs
Configuration A
7 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnu
Emacs
Version 20.0
Emacs
Version 20.1
Emacs
Version 20.2
Emacs
Version 20.3
Emacs
Version 20.4
Emacs
Version 20.5
Emacs
Version 20.6

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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