Bug 146702 - CAN-2005-0100 Arbitrary code execution in *emacs*
Summary: CAN-2005-0100 Arbitrary code execution in *emacs*
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: emacs
Version: 4.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Jens Petersen
QA Contact: David Lawrence
URL:
Whiteboard: impact=important,public=20050210
Depends On:
Blocks: 142822
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-01-31 21:05 UTC by Josh Bressers
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2005-02-15 09:13:37 UTC
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Embargoed:

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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2005:110 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: emacs security update 2005-02-15 05:00:00 UTC

Description Josh Bressers 2005-01-31 21:05:44 UTC 
*** This bug has been split off bug 146700 ***

------- Original comment by Josh Bressers (Security Response Team) on 2005.01.31
16:00 -------

Max Vozeler discovered several format string vulnerabilities in the
movemail utility of Emacs, the well-known editor.  Via connecting to a
malicious POP server an attacker can execute arbitrary code under the
privileges of group mail (or worse, depending on the permissions of
the movemail binary).


The proposed fix for this issue is attachment 110458 [details]
Comment 3 Mark J. Cox 2005-02-07 09:18:33 UTC 
Removing embargo, 
http://list-archive.xemacs.org/xemacs-announce/200502/msg00001.html
Comment 4 Mark J. Cox 2005-02-15 09:13:37 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-110.html
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