CVE-2000-0269

GNU Emac — NVD-CWE-Other

EPSS 0.00069
  • Published: 2000-04-18T04:00:00.000
  • Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
  • Vendors: GNU
  • Products: Emac
  • CWE: NVD-CWE-Other

CVE-2000-0269 — Emacs 20 does not properly set permissions for a slave PTY device when starting a new subprocess, which allows local users to read or modify communications between Emacs and the subprocess. [Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other]

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Emacs 20 does not properly set permissions for a slave PTY device when starting a new subprocess, which allows local users to read or modify communications between Emacs and the subprocess.

🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means

Summary: Emac from GNU is impacted (CWE: unspecified).

Impact: It may allow privilege escalation, data exposure, or service interruption.

Mitigation: Apply the latest vendor patch or update to a fixed version; disable vulnerable modules where possible.

CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
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