CVE-2014-3423 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier, specifically within the lisp/net/browse-url.el component. An attacker can exploit this flaw via a symlink attack on a temporary /tmp/Mosaic.##### file, potentially allowing them to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 3.3, this vulnerability has a low severity, requiring local access and medium attack complexity, with impacts limited to partial integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 24.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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