oss-security - Re: CVE request: Emacs 21 fast-lock-mode arbitrary lips code execution

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Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 18:49:48 +0200
From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@...too.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: Nico Golde <oss-security+ml@...lde.de>
Subject: Re: CVE request: Emacs 21 fast-lock-mode arbitrary lips code execution

On Monday, 12. May 2008, Nico Golde wrote:
> Hi,
>
> * Robert Buchholz <rbu@...too.org> [2008-05-10 15:01]:
> > Emacs 21 and Xemacs will execute any lisp code present in a .flc file
> > that accompanies the file the user opens.
>
> The same applies to emacs22.

Our emacs maintainer said version 22 would warn you that lisp code from the 
file would be executed. Could you confirm otherwise?

Robert


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