# CVE-2012-0035: Untrusted search path vulnerability in EDE in CEDET before 1.0.1, as used in GNU Emacs before 23.4 and other products, allows local users to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-01-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in EDE in CEDET before 1.0.1, as used in GNU Emacs before 23.4 and other products, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted Lisp expression in a Project.ede file in the directory, or a parent directory, of an opened file.

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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/2
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28657612
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47311
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50801
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47515
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28649762
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1586-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:076
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/072285.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/072288.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-05
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2012-01/msg00387.html

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