CVE-2007-5795
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD
The hack-local-variables function in Emacs before 22.2, when enable-local-variables is set to :safe, does not properly search lists of unsafe or risky variables, which might allow user-assisted attackers to bypass intended restrictions and modify critical program variables via a file containing a Local variables declaration.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.7% (54th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5765)
- Published
- November 2, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5765 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- gnu / emacs
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=449008
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197958
- http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/lisp/files.el?r1=1.896.2.28&r2=1.896.2.29
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://osvdb.org/42060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27508
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27627
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27728
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27984
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:034
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26327
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-541-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3715
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38263
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00524.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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