CVE-2007-5795

CVE-2007-5795 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.

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