TI-2017-10588 Aliases CVE-2017-14482 GHSA-2v7h-5r83-vh8r

GNU Emacs before 25.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via email with…

MEDIUM 45Published 2017-09-14 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04009 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs::::::::	up to 25.2	Vulnerable	GNU
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*	8.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 25.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2017:2771 Released 2017-09-19 · Red Hat rating Important
emacs security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) emacs-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-common-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-filesystem-1:24.3-20.el7_4 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) emacs-el-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-terminal-1:24.3-20.el7_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) emacs-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-filesystem-1:24.3-20.el7_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) emacs-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-common-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-el-1:24.3-20.el7_4 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) emacs-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-common-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-filesystem-1:24.3-20.el7_4 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) emacs-el-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-terminal-1:24.3-20.el7_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) emacs-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-common-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-filesystem-1:24.3-20.el7_4 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) emacs-el-1:24.3-20.el7_4, emacs-terminal-1:24.3-20.el7_4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:2771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:2771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:2771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:2771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:2771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:2771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:2771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2017:2771

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14482
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v7h-5r83-vh8r

References

Patch 3

Advisory 5

Sources

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