Bug 325553 (CVE-2010-0825)

Summary:	virtual/emacs: symlink attacks (CVE-2010-0825)
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	Stefan Behte (RETIRED) <craig>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	emacs
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/531569
Whiteboard:	A3 [invalid]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Stefan Behte (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-06-25 19:25:48 UTC

CVE-2010-0825 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0825):
  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.

Comment 1 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2010-06-25 20:38:24 UTC

Since none of the Emacs ebuilds installs the movemail program with a setuid or setgid bit, we are not affected. See also Redhat's statement at NVD.

Comment 2 Stefan Behte (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-06-25 21:37:03 UTC

CVE-2010-0825 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0825):
  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.