3.3
LOW
CVE-2014-3421
Emacs Gnus Temporary Symlink Overwrite Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 2014, 10:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 30, 2016, 4:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3421 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu emacs
1 Mageia_project mageia
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.html
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:117
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-3421 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-3421 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
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Authentication
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