CVE-2022-45939

CVE Details

Release Date:

2022-11-28

Description

GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a source-code file, because lib-src/etags.c uses the system C library function in its implementation of the ctags program. For example, a victim may use the "ctags *" command (suggested in the ctags documentation) in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.

See more information about CVE-2022-45939 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.8	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (emacs)	ELSA-2023-3042	2023-05-24
Oracle Linux version 9 (emacs)	ELSA-2023-2366	2023-05-15

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