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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-3479

CVE-2012-3479

Description

lisp/files.el in Emacs 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, and 24.1 automatically executes eval forms in local-variable sections when the enable-local-variables option is set to :safe, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary Emacs Lisp code via a crafted file.

Affected products

4
  • GNU/Emacs4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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