CVE catalog

CVE-2008-2142

xemacs21-packages: CVE-2008-2142

Severity: Medium
Published: May 12, 2008, 7:20:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.66% · Oct 25, 2026

Emacs 21 and XEmacs automatically load and execute .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files that are edited within Emacs, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	xemacs21-packages	sid	`2009.02.17.dfsg.3-3`	fixed
Debian	xemacs21-packages	bookworm	`2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	xemacs21-packages	source	sid	`2009.02.17-1`	low	Not reported	[480886]
Debian	xemacs21-packages	source	bookworm	`2009.02.17-1`	low	Not reported	[480886]

[Debian bug #480886]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[xemacs21-basesupport]Fixed
Source package: [xemacs21-packages]
Details (2)
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2009.02.17-1
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm; dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · 12
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2009.02.17-1
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm; dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · 12
[xemacs21-basesupport-el]Fixed
Source package: [xemacs21-packages]
Details (2)
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2009.02.17-1
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm; dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · 12
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2009.02.17-1
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm; dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · 12
[xemacs21-mulesupport]Fixed
Source package: [xemacs21-packages]
Details (2)
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2009.02.17-1
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm; dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · 12
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2009.02.17-1
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm; dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · 12
[xemacs21-mulesupport-el]Fixed
Source package: [xemacs21-packages]
Details (2)
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2009.02.17-1
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm; dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · 12
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2009.02.17-1
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm; dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · 12

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:09 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]