CVE-2012-3479

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 25, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-3479: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix