Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201714482000
Revision Date:2017-09-14Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-14482 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with crafted "Content-Type: text/enriched" data containing an x-display XML element that specifies execution of shell commands, related to an unsafe text/enriched extension in lisp/textmodes/enriched.el, and unsafe Gnus support for enriched and richtext inline MIME objects in lisp/gnus/mm-view.el. In particular, an Emacs user can be instantly compromised by reading a crafted email message (or Usenet news article).
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-14482
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'emacs24' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1').
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