UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000383

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000383
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000383.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000383
Upstream
Published
2017-10-31T20:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:37Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / emacs24

Package

Name
emacs24
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/emacs24@24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

24.*
24.5+1-1ubuntu2
24.5+1-1ubuntu4
24.5+1-1ubuntu5
24.5+1-1ubuntu6
24.5+1-1ubuntu7
24.5+1-6ubuntu1
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4",
            "binary_name": "emacs24"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-bin-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-el"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-lucid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-nox"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000383.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / emacs25

Package

Name
emacs25
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/emacs25@25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

25.*
25.2+1-6
25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "emacs25"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "emacs25-bin-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "emacs25-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "emacs25-el"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "emacs25-lucid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "emacs25-nox"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000383.json"