UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3424

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3424
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3424.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3424
Upstream
  • CVE-2014-3424
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:01Z
Published
2014-05-08T10:55:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:56.218961Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

lisp/net/tramp-sh.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/tramp.##### temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / emacs24

Package

Name
emacs24
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/emacs24@24.5+1-6ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
24.5+1-6ubuntu1

Affected versions

24.*
24.5+1-1ubuntu2
24.5+1-1ubuntu4
24.5+1-1ubuntu5
24.5+1-1ubuntu6
24.5+1-1ubuntu7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-bin-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-bin-common-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-el"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-lucid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-lucid-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-lucid-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-nox-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-nox-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3424.json"