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CVE-2000-0270 Details

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnu emacs
20.0
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0270
NVD Published Date:
Apr 18, 2000
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0270 Details - Not Deferred