CVE-2017-1000383
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup...
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000383- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000383- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-1542 No score
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.
- Record
EUVD-2017-1542- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mwh-4vfp-mr6c
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup...
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.
- Record
GHSA-7mwh-4vfp-mr6c- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000383
GNU Emacs version 25.3.1 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a backup save file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]~") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the emacs binary.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000383- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
emacs24Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 24.5+1-1ubuntu224.5+1-1ubuntu424.5+1-1ubuntu524.5+1-1ubuntu624.5+1-1ubuntu7 Show 6 moreShow less24.5+1-6ubuntu124.5+1-6ubuntu1.124.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm124.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm224.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm324.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4 |
None known |
emacs25Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 25.2+1-625.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1000383 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gnu Emacs, published October 31, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.