CVE-2008-3949

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el in Emacs 22.1 and 22.2 imports Python script from the current working directory during editing of a Python file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file.

Affected products

Suse Linux: all versions

References

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-09/msg00215.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
http://secunia.com/advisories/34004
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:216
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31052
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=424340
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45021
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-09/msg00215.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982

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