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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:43:05.509Z

Reserved: 2014-05-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-3421

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-05-08T10:55:05.217

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-3421

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-3421 - Bugzilla