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CVE-2008-2142

Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

  • Published: May 12, 2008
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2008-2142
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
gnu / emacs 21.3.1 21.3.1.x
gnu / xemacs - -