USN-3427-1

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    USN-3427-1

    Published: 21 Sept 2017Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: emacs24 vulnerability

    Details: Charles A. Roelli discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file (e.g., email messages in gnus), an attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3427-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14482

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: emacs24

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+1-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1

    Affected versions

    24.3+1-1ubuntu3

    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