emacs23: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2013.0058
                          emacs23 security update
                              10 January 2013

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           emacs23
Publisher:         Debian
Operating System:  Debian GNU/Linux 6
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2012-3479  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2603

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators 
         running emacs23 check for an updated version of the software for 
         their operating system.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2603-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
January 09, 2013                       http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : emacs23
Vulnerability  : programming error
Problem type   : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-3479

Paul Ling discovered that Emacs insufficiently restricted the evaluation 
of Lisp code if enable-local-variables is set to "safe".

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 23.2+1-7+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 23.4+1-4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 23.4+1-4.

We recommend that you upgrade your emacs23 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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