CVE-2007-5795 (GCVE-0-2007-5795)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-11-02 22:00
Modified
2024-08-07 15:46
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.
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