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>> XEmacs Fast-lock Files Processing Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : XEmacs Fast-lock Files Processing Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1540
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2142
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-15
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A vulnerability has been identified in XEmacs, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an error when processing .flc (fast lock) files that are associated with other files being edited, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file.
Affected Products
XEmacs versions 21.x
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1540
http://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue378
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Morten Welinder.
ChangeLog
2008-05-15 : Initial release
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