CVE-2008-2142

Publication date 12 May 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
emacs21	13.10 saucy	Not in release
	13.04 raring	Not in release
	12.10 quantal	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	11.10 oneiric	Not in release
	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
	9.10 karmic	Not in release
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life
emacs22	13.10 saucy	Not in release
	13.04 raring	Not in release
	12.10 quantal	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	11.10 oneiric	Not in release
	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life
	9.10 karmic	Ignored end of life
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored end of life
	8.10 intrepid	Ignored end of life, was needed
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
xemacs21-packages	13.10 saucy	Not affected
	13.04 raring	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Ignored end of life
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored end of life
	8.10 intrepid	Ignored end of life, was needed
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2142