CVE-2008-2142

N/A Unknown
Published: May 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg00645.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30199
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30216
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30303
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30827
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34004
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-06.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/96903
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue378
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0177
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:153
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:154
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492657/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29176
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020019
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1539/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1540/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221197
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42362
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2529
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00736.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00782.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg00645.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30199
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30303
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/96903
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue378
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0177
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:153
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:154
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492657/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1539/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1540/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221197
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2529
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00736.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00782.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.0%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu