DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2142

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2142
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2142.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2142
Upstream
Published
2008-05-12T19:20:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:04:40.623397Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xemacs21-packages

Package

Name
xemacs21-packages
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xemacs21-packages?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2009.02.17-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2142.json"

Debian:12 / xemacs21-packages

Package

Name
xemacs21-packages
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xemacs21-packages?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2009.02.17-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2142.json"