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CVE-2023-2491

Published: May 17, 2023Updated: Jan 22, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-77
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Processing a specially crafted org-mode code with the "org-babel-execute:latex" function in ob-latex.el can result in arbitrary command execution. This CVE exists because of a CVE-2023-28617 security regression for the emacs package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-77

Affected Products

emacsn/a
emacsgnuOSS Libraries
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux eusredhat
OS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server ausredhat
OS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104
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Timeline

Published
May 17, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2025

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