PT-2000-1252 · Gnu · Emacs

Published 2000-04-18 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0270

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.6

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Emacs version 20

Description The issue concerns the make-temp-name Lisp function, which generates temporary files with predictable names. This predictability allows attackers to potentially conduct a symlink attack.

Recommendations For Emacs version 20, consider modifying the make-temp-name function to generate unpredictable temporary file names until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the temporary file directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0270

Affected Products

Emacs

References · 3

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1126 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0270 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-04-15&msg=tg4s8zioxq.fsf%40mercury.rus.uni-stuttgart.de · Note