openSUSE 10 Security Update : emacs (emacs-5247)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32439

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Xemacs automatically loaded fast-lock files which allowed local attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user editing the associated files (CVE-2008-2142).

Solution

Update the affected emacs packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32439

File Name: suse_emacs-5247.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/23/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-el, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-info, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-nox, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-x11, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/16/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2142

Detections

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