Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-39331 |
CWE-ID | CWE-676 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Emacs Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
Vendor | GNU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU93118
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39331
CWE-ID:
CWE-676 - Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsEmacs: 18.59 - 29.3
CPE2.3http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29
http://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-emacs/2024-06/msg00000.html
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/23/2
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40768225
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.