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TI-2005-00085 Aliases CVE-2005-0100GHSA-39qf-gxpw-7vqf

Format string vulnerability in the movemail utility in (1) Emacs 20.x, 21.3, and possibly…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the movemail utility in (1) Emacs 20.x, 21.3, and possibly other versions, and (2) XEmacs 21.4 and earlier, allows remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04329 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 20.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:xemacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 21.4VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:xemacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 21.4 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:133 Released 2005-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    xemacs security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1, xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1.i386, xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1, xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1.i386, xemacs-common-21.4.15-10.EL.1 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1, xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1.i386, xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1, xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1.i386, xemacs-21.4.15-10.EL.1.ia64 +12
  • RHSA-2005:110 Released 2005-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    emacs security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 emacs-21.3-19.EL.1, emacs-21.3-19.EL.1.i386, emacs-21.3-19.EL.1.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 emacs-21.3-19.EL.1, emacs-21.3-19.EL.1.i386, emacs-common-21.3-19.EL.1 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 emacs-21.3-19.EL.1, emacs-21.3-19.EL.1.i386, emacs-21.3-19.EL.1.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 emacs-21.3-19.EL.1, emacs-21.3-19.EL.1.i386, emacs-21.3-19.EL.1.ia64 +12
  • RHSA-2005:134 Released 2005-02-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    xemacs security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1, xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1.i386, xemacs-el-21.4.13-8.ent.1 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1, xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1.i386, xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1, xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1.i386, xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1, xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1.i386, xemacs-21.4.13-8.ent.1.ia64 +6
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2005:112 Released 2005-02-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    emacs security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 emacs-21.3-4.1, emacs-21.3-4.1.i386, emacs-el-21.3-4.1 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 emacs-21.3-4.1, emacs-21.3-4.1.i386, emacs-21.3-4.1.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 emacs-21.3-4.1, emacs-21.3-4.1.i386, emacs-21.3-4.1.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 emacs-21.3-4.1, emacs-21.3-4.1.i386, emacs-21.3-4.1.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:112, RHSA-2005:134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:112, RHSA-2005:134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:110, RHSA-2005:133
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:110, RHSA-2005:133
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:112, RHSA-2005:134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:110, RHSA-2005:133
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:112, RHSA-2005:134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:110, RHSA-2005:133

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0100
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39qf-gxpw-7vqf

References

Patch 6

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2024-36089 In elisp-mode.el in GNU Emacs before 30.1, a user who chooses to invoke… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-12576 emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-23951 GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26287 In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-05829 Stack-based buffer overflow in emacs allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2017-10588 GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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