CVE-2010-0825

xemacs: Race condition by moving message from user's inbox into user's Rmail file, when movemail setgid enabled

Published Apr 5, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
lib-src/movemail.c in movemail in emacs 22 and 23 allows local users to read, modify, or delete arbitrary mailbox files via a symlink attack, related to improper file-permission checks.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0851 lib-src/movemail.c in movemail in emacs 22 and 23 allows local users to read, modify, or delete arbitrary mailbox files via a symlink attack, related to improper file-permission checks.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-919-1 Emacs vulnerability
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 AM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 5, 2010, 3:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:16 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 29, 2010, 12:00 AM