CVE-2017-14482
Emacs Remote Code Execution
Description
GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 14, 2017, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Emacs packages to the latest available versions.
- Use the appropriate package manager to apply the updates.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-14482.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-14482 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-2017-14482
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-14482 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-14482 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3975 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2771 Added Reference https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350 Added Reference https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07 Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970 Added Reference https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/index.html#Releases -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-77 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2771 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3975 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/11/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70 No Types Assigned https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/index.html#Releases No Types Assigned https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/index.html#Releases Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350 No Types Assigned https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=28350 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3970 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-77 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-25&id=9ad0fcc54442a9a01d41be19880250783426db70 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.05 }} 0.10%
score
0.89293
percentile