CVE-2007-6109

Emacs buffer overflows

Published Dec 7, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in emacs allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a large precision value in an integer format string specifier to the format function, as demonstrated via a certain "emacs -batch -eval" command line.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-6078 Stack-based buffer overflow in emacs allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a large precision value in an integer format string specifier to the format function, as demonstrated via a certain "emacs -batch -eval" command line.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-607-1 Emacs vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:54 PM
Reserved
Nov 23, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 7, 2007, 11:46 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:47 PM
Severity
Public date
Dec 7, 2007, 12:00 AM