Upstream information

CVE-2012-3479 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently not rated by SUSE as it is not affecting the SUSE Enterprise products.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 775993 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

    openSUSE-SU-2012:1348-1

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 12:56:25 2013
CVE page last modified: Sat May 9 11:26:21 2026