CVE catalog
CVE-2017-14482
Security update for emacs
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.6
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.01% · Oct 25, 2026
A command injection flaw within the Emacs "enriched mode" handling has been discovered. By tricking an unsuspecting user into opening a specially crafted file using Emacs, a remote attacker could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Emacs user. emacs: command injection flaw within "enriched mode" handling The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
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 | emacs24 | 8 | 24.4+1-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | emacs24 | 8 | 24.4+1-5+deb8u1 | fixed |
| Debian | emacs24 | 9 | 24.5+1-11 | vulnerable |
| Debian | emacs24 | 9 | 24.5+1-11+deb9u1 | fixed |
| Debian | emacs25 | 9 | 25.1+1-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | emacs25 | 9 | 25.1+1-4+deb9u1 | fixed |
| Debian | emacs23 | 7 | 23.4+1-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | emacs23 | 7 | 23.4+1-4+deb7u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 14.04 | 24.3+1-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 14.04 | 24.3+1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 14.04 | 24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | openstack cloud 6 | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp3 | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server 12-ltss | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server 12 sp1-ltss | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server 12 sp3 | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp3 | 24.3-25.3.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 14.04 | 24.3+1-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 14.04 | 24.3+1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 14.04 | 24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-1ubuntu7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | 16.04 | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 22.3-42.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3 | 22.3-42.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-ltss | 22.3-42.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata | 22.3-42.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 22.3-42.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | emacs | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 22.3-42.3.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | emacs24 | deb | 8 | 24.4+1-5+deb8u1 | Not reported | DSA-3970-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | emacs24 | deb | 9 | 24.5+1-11+deb9u1 | Not reported | DSA-3970-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | emacs25 | deb | 9 | 25.1+1-4+deb9u1 | Not reported | DSA-3975-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | emacs23 | deb | 7 | 23.4+1-4+deb7u1 | Not reported | DLA-1101-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | deb | 14.04 | 24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | USN-3427-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | deb | 16.04 | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | USN-3427-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | openstack cloud 6 | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2 | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp3 | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server 12-ltss | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1-ltss | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp3 | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp3 | 24.3-25.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | deb | 14.04 | 24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14482 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | emacs24 | deb | 16.04 | 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14482 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 22.3-42.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2532-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3 | 22.3-42.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2532-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-ltss | 22.3-42.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2532-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata | 22.3-42.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2532-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 22.3-42.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2532-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | emacs | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 22.3-42.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:2532-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2017_2771.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1101-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3970-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3975-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:2529-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:2532-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14482]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3427-1]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-14482.json]
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