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Title : GNU Emacs Fast-lock Files Processing Code Execution Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1539
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2142
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-15

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A vulnerability has been identified in GNU Emacs, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system [...]

Solution

VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Morten Welinder.

ChangeLog

2008-05-15 : Initial release

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