CVE-2000-0270

GNU Emac — NVD-CWE-Other

EPSS 0.1%
  • Published: 2000-04-18T04:00:00.000
  • Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
  • Vendors: GNU
  • Products: Emac
  • CWE: NVD-CWE-Other

The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack.

Related CVE by CWE

No related CWE found.

Top CVE for Vendor

  1. CVE-1999-0035 (CVSS 5.4)
  2. CVE-1999-0041 (no score)
  3. CVE-2000-0151 (no score)
  4. CVE-1999-0612 (no score)
  5. CVE-2000-0269 (no score)
  6. CVE-2000-0270 (no score)
  7. CVE-1999-0150 (no score)
  8. CVE-2000-0271 (no score)
  9. CVE-1999-0216 (no score)
  10. CVE-2000-0335 (no score)

Recently Exploited Similar Vulnerabilities

No recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.

How to fix CVE-2000-0270

CVE-2000-0270 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting GNU Emac.

Description: The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-0035 (CVSS 5.4)CVE-1999-0041 (no score)CVE-2000-0151 (no score)CVE-1999-0612 (no score)CVE-2000-0269 (no score)CVE-2000-0270 (no score)CVE-1999-0150 (no score)CVE-2000-0271 (no score)CVE-1999-0216 (no score)CVE-2000-0335 (no score)Recently Exploited Similar VulnerabilitiesNo recent […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running Emac

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Apr 18, 2000
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Apr 03, 2025
Last Modified

CVE details were updated

Nov 03, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

Detection Rules & IOCs

No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.

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