Name: CVE-2014-3422: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2014-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-3422, CWE-59, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00138

lisp/emacs-lisp/find-gc.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file under /tmp/esrc/.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3	—	Upgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-filesystem	May 25, 2022	May 8, 2014
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5	—	Upgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs	Apr 26, 2022	May 8, 2014
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	May 5, 2014
Suse	—	Upgrade emacs-infoUpgrade etagsUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-elUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-x11	Dec 18, 2015	May 8, 2014

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