CVE-2007-6109

Published: Dec 7, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in emacs allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a large precision value in an integer format string specifier to the format function, as demonstrated via a certain "emacs -batch -eval" command line.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Emacs

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Emacs	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (30)

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200297

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27965

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27984

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28838

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30109

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:034

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38904

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200297

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/27965

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/27984

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/28838

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/30109

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:034

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38904

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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