>> Debian Security Update Fixes Emacs Image Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Emacs Image Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2287 CVE ID : CVE-2007-2833
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-06-22
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an error in Emacs when processing specially crafted images, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application.
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