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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0270

CVE-2000-0270

Description

The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack.

Affected products

8

GNU/Emacs7 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Emacs/Emacsllm-create
Range: =20

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1126nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pikenvd

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