Local User Access Vulnerability in Emacs 20 by GNU
CVE-2000-0269

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnu
Status
Emacs
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 April 2000

What is CVE-2000-0269?

Emacs 20 has a flaw related to the permissions set for a slave PTY device when initializing a new subprocess. This misconfiguration could allow local users to intercept and potentially manipulate the communications occurring between Emacs and any subprocesses it generates, leading to unauthorized access to data or control over subprocess activities.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1125
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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