Name: CVE-2017-1000383: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-1000383, CWE-200, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00142

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Oracle Solaris	—	Upgrade editor/gnu-emacs to version 24.3-0.175.3.25.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3	Apr 18, 2018	Oct 31, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Oct 31, 2017

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CVSS Details

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