rPSA-2007-0133-1 emacs emacs-leim
rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0133-1
Published: 2007-06-25
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
Indirect User Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
emacs=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/21.4a-5.3-1
emacs-leim=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/21.4a-5.3-1
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2833
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1490
Description:
Previous versions of the emacs package are vulnerable to a denial
of service attack in which attacker-provided malformed or malicious
GIF images can cause emacs to crash, possibly resulting in loss of
any unsaved data. It is not believed that this vulnerability can
be exploited to execute malicious code.
Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
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