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[TLP:CLEAR] Emacs 29.3 fixes 4 vulnerabilities

Emacs (CVE-2024-30205)
CVSS 7.1 (High)

An attacker can force Org mode to access potentially dangerous files [1] [2] [3].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Emacs; <29.3

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 25. 3. 2024.

Emacs (CVE-2024-30204)
CVSS 2.8 (Low)

An attacker can inject malicious code that may be executed when generating a preview of e-mail attachments [4] [5].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Emacs; <29.3

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 25. 3. 2024.

Emacs (CVE-2024-30203)
CVSS 5.5 (Medium)

An attacker can inject malicious code into e-mails that contain MIME content, which is then processed by Gnus as trusted [6] [7].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Emacs; <29.3

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 25. 3. 2024.

Emacs (CVE-2024-30202)
CVSS 7.8 (High)

An attacker can execute arbitrary Lisp code as part of enabling Org mode [8] [9] [10].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Emacs; <29.3

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 25. 3. 2024.

the Emacs text editor version 29.3 fixes 4 vulnerabilities [11] [12].


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Michaela Jarošová on 27. 3. 2024.

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