CVE-2017-14482 is a critical vulnerability in GNU Emacs before version 25.3, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This flaw stems from unsafe handling of crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data, specifically an x-display XML element, within email messages or Usenet news articles. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation requires user interaction (reading the malicious message) but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 25.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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