CVE-2017-14482
Publication date 14 September 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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emacs23 | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
emacs24 | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1
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emacs25 | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 8.8 · High |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3427-1
- Emacs vulnerability
- 21 September 2017
- USN-3428-1
- Emacs vulnerability
- 21 September 2017
Other references
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1
- https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970
- https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/index.html#Releases
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14482