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Gentoo: GLSA-200712-03 Normal: Emacs Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey December 9, 2007
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Two vulnerabilities found in GNU Emacs enable code execution through crafted files. Users should promptly update their installations to enhance security.
Two vulnerabilities were found in GNU Emacs possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200712-03
                                            https://security.gentoo.org/

  Severity: Normal
     Title: GNU Emacs: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: December 09, 2007
      Bugs: #197958, #200297
        ID: 200712-03


Synopsis
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Two vulnerabilities were found in GNU Emacs possibly leading to the
execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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GNU Emacs is a highly extensible and customizable text editor.

Affected packages
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     Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
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  1  app-editors/emacs      < 22.1-r3                       >= 22.1-r3
                                                          *>= 21.4-r14
                                                                  < 19

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