CVE-2012-3479

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-08-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.

Affected products

GNU Emacs: 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 24.1

References

http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12155
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00057.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50157
http://secunia.com/advisories/50801
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2603
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:076
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54969
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027375
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.420006
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1586-1

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