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    CVE-2008-2142

    Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

    Published:May 9, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 12, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.02987
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Emacs
    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Xemacs

    Exploits

    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/96903http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/96903

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    References

    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg00645.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30199
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30216
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30303
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30827
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34004
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-06.xml
    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/96903
    http://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue378
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0177
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:153
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:154
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492657/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29176
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020019
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1539/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1540/references
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221197
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42362
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2529
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00736.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00782.html
    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg00645.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30199
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30216
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30303
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30827
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34004
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-06.xml
    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/96903
    http://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue378
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0177
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:153
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:154
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492657/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29176
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020019
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1539/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1540/references
    https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221197
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42362
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2529
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00736.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00782.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High