PT-2000-1251 · Gnu · Emacs

Published 2000-04-18 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0269

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Emacs version 20

Description The issue is related to improper permission settings for a slave PTY device when starting a new subprocess. This allows local users to read or modify communications between Emacs and the subprocess.

Recommendations For Emacs version 20, update to a version where this issue is fixed, as the current version does not properly secure subprocess communications.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0269

Affected Products

Emacs

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0269 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1125 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-04-15&msg=tg4s8zioxq.fsf%40mercury.rus.uni-stuttgart.de · Note