3.3

CVE-2014-3421: gnu emacs Link Following

CVSS: 3.3v2.0LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3421
Published 08-05-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-3421 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Link Following vulnerability in gnu emacs. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2014-0250OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10469-1

Timeline

  1. 08-05-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/gnus.face.ppm temporary file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

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

Gnu1 product
  • emacs≤ 24.3 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 21 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.2.1 | 21.3 | 21.3.1 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 24.2
Mageia_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • xemacs21-packagesAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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