CVE-2012-3479 describes a vulnerability in Emacs versions 23.2 through 24.1 where the "enable-local-variables" option, when set to :safe, can be bypassed. This allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code by tricking a user into opening a crafted file containing malicious eval forms in its local-variable sections. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
23.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
24.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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