Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2008:216 | First vendor Publication | 2008-10-27 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2008-10-27 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A vulnerability was found in how Emacs would import python scripts from the current working directory during the editing of a python file. This could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code via a trojan python file (CVE-2008-3949). |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:216 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-94 | Failure to Control Generation of Code ('Code Injection') |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Os | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for emacs MDVSA-2008:216 (emacs) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_216.nasl |
| 2009-03-02 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200902-06 (emacs edit-utils) File : nvt/glsa_200902_06.nasl |
| 2008-11-19 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: emacs File : nvt/freebsd_emacs.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 49558 | Emacs Python Path Handling Weakness Script Import Arbitrary Code Execution |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_emacs-080912.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-216.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-02-24 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200902-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-11 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_66657bd5ac9211ddb541001f3b19d541.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-09-16 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_emacs-5597.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:39:45 |
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