Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Content-Type: text/enriched Data in GNU Emacs

CVE-2017-14482 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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).

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