6.3

CVE-2007-5795: gnu emacs

CVSS: 6.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDTSA-79-1
Published 02-11-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-5795 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in gnu emacs. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.72%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10735-1

Timeline

  1. 02-11-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.72% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.72%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    GNU Emacs 22.1 - Local Variable Handling Code Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • emacs22< 22.1+1-2+lenny1
Gnu1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

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