01 Record
CVE-2012-3479
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-08-25 10:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-06-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 04eef5da9fdc320a9136fd101d62da78b57bda8f788fdcd4c59971ccf88c040a
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.slackware.comSSA:2012-228-02http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.420006
- debbugs.gnu.orghttp://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12155
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:1348http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00057.html
- secunia.com50801http://secunia.com/advisories/50801
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120812 Re: Security flaw in GNU Emacs file-local variableshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/2
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1586-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1586-1
- www.securityfocus.com54969http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54969
- www.securitytracker.com1027375http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027375
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120813 Security flaw in GNU Emacs file-local variableshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/1
- secunia.com50157http://secunia.com/advisories/50157
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:076http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:076
- www.debian.orgDSA-2603http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2603