Description
The (1) tramp-make-temp-file and (2) tramp-make-tramp-temp-file functions in Tramp 2.1.10 extension for Emacs, and possibly earlier 2.1.x versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194713
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-10/msg00132.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-10/msg00158.html
- http://osvdb.org/41752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27244
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27343
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-22.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26072
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194713
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-10/msg00132.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-10/msg00158.html
- http://osvdb.org/41752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27244
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27343
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-22.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26072
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 12, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified