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CESA-2005:134: xemacs security update

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CESA-2005:134: xemacs security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/07/2005
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/12/2010
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

Updated XEmacs packages that fix a string format issue are now available.

XEmacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting, modeless text editor. Max Vozeler discovered several format string vulnerabilities in the movemail utility of XEmacs. If a user connects to a malicious POP server, an attacker can execute arbitrary code as the user running xemacs. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0100 to this issue. Users of XEmacs are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct this issue.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-xemacs
  • centos-upgrade-xemacs-el
  • centos-upgrade-xemacs-info

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