CVE catalog

CVE-2014-3423

xemacs21-packages: CVE-2014-3423

Severity: Low
Published: May 8, 2014, 10:55:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026

lisp/net/browse-url.el in GNU Emacs 24.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/Mosaic.##### temporary file.

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`	not affected
Debian	xemacs21-packages	bookworm	`2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	xemacs21-packages	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	xemacs21-packages	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[xemacs21-basesupport]Not affected
Source package: [xemacs21-packages]
Details (2)
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm
[xemacs21-basesupport-el]Not affected
Source package: [xemacs21-packages]
Details (2)
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm
[xemacs21-mulesupport]Not affected
Source package: [xemacs21-packages]
Details (2)
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm
[xemacs21-mulesupport-el]Not affected
Source package: [xemacs21-packages]
Details (2)
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm
- 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · xemacs21-packages · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:10:37 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]