CVE-2017-1000383

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Oct 31, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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