CVE-2017-1000383

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101671

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3