CVE-2017-1000383

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may…

published October 31, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00420 · 35.3th percentile
Published
2017-10-31T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 OCT 20:00Z
    GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may…
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