Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Product
GNU xemacs vulnerabilities
2 published CVES affecting GNU xemacs, from public sources (CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV).
- Total
- 2
- Critical
- 0
- High
- 1
- Medium
- 1
- Low
- 0
- Unscored
- 0
- CISA KEV
- 0
Latest GNU xemacs CVEs
Newest publication first
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MediumCVSS 6.8 EPSS 3.7%
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HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 4.3%
Format string vulnerability in the movemail utility in (1) Emacs 20.x, 21.3, and possibly other versions, and (2) XEmacs 21.4 and earlier, allows remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
Sources: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV and public exploit-reference metadata. Product matching comes from the published CVE records. A proof-of-concept means public code exists; it is not evidence of exploitation.