FKIE_CVE-2008-2142
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-05-12 19:20 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:53
Severity
Summary
Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.
References
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