CVE-2017-14482 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-14482 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 14/09/2017 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: mitre | Vendor: n/a | Product: n/a
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-14482 Description

GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).