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CVE-2014-3421

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Published: May 8, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

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3.3
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (27)

Mageia Project
1 product
Mageia
Gnu
1 product
Emacs
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mageia Project
Mageia
Version 3
Mageia
Version 4
Configuration B
25 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnu
Emacs
Up to 24.3
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
Emacs
Version 20.7
Emacs
Version 21.1
Emacs
Version 21.2.1
Emacs
Version 21.2
Emacs
Version 21.3.1
Emacs
Version 21.3
Emacs
Version 21.4
Emacs
Version 21
Emacs
Version 22.1
Emacs
Version 22.2
Emacs
Version 22.3
Emacs
Version 23.1
Emacs
Version 23.2
Emacs
Version 23.3
Emacs
Version 23.4
Emacs
Version 24.1
Emacs
Version 24.2

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (10)

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

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