CVE-2010-0825
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.4
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sid | Fixed | 21.4.22-3.1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 21.4.22-3.1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 21.4.22-3.1 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39155
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:083
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-919-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0734
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0952
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/531569
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57457
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0825
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.