CVE-2012-3479 Information

Description

lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2 23.3 23.4 and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.

Reference

http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12155 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00057.html http://secunia.com/advisories/50157 http://secunia.com/advisories/50801 http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2603 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:076 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54969 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027375 http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.420006 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1586-1