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xemacs21-packages — security advisory
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.
- Products
- xemacs21-packages
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2009.02.17-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-2142
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:33 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2142
xemacs21-packages
Fixed versions: 2009.02.17-1
Complete source record
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"method": "structured",
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"title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2142",
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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:24.260101642Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 416738,
"published_at": "2008-05-12T19:20:00+00:00"
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