Improper resource allocation - Buffer overflow In xemacs21
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in emacs allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a large precision value in an integer format string specifier to the format function, as demonstrated via a certain "emacs -batch -eval" command line.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
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