4.4

CVE-2010-0825: gnu emacs

CVSS: 4.4v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-0825
Published 05-04-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0825 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in gnu emacs. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-04-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

lib-src/movemail.c in movemail in emacs 22 and 23 allows local users to read, modify, or delete arbitrary mailbox files via a symlink attack, related to improper file-permission checks.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • xemacs21< 21.4.22-3.1
Gnu1 product
  • emacs22.1 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 23.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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