VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2000-0270
CVSS score3.6 LOW
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2000-04-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Description
The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108