High severity · published Aug 28, 2017
CVE-2014-9483
Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions
7.5
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Emacs 24.4 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
Emacs · Gnu
24.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9483
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9483
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/15
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181599
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99688
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