# CVE-2014-3424: 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.####

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-05-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/07/7
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-diffs/2014-05/msg00060.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:117
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0250.html
- http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=17428#8

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