CVE-2000-0269

Summary

CVE-2000-0269 is a vulnerability affecting Emacs 20. This issue stems from Emacs' failure to appropriately set permissions for a slave PTY (Pseudo-Terminal) device when initiating a new subprocess. Consequently, local users can potentially gain unauthorized access to the communications exchanged between Emacs and the subprocess, either reading sensitive information or modifying it. This vulnerability constitutes a significant security risk, as it could lead to data leakage or privilege escalation.

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