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CVE-2012-1103 json

emacs/notmuch-mua.el in Notmuch before 0.11.1, when using the Emacs interface, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary file…

published 2012-09-25 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1137

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

emacs/notmuch-mua.el in Notmuch before 0.11.1, when using the Emacs interface, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted MML tags, which are not properly quoted in an email reply cna cause the files to be attached to the message.

Patch / fix

  • notmuch Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.11.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1103

Exploit prediction

2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • git.notmuchmail.org http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch/blobdiff/3f2050ac221a4c940c12442f156f12fff11600c6..ae438ccd8c77831158c7c30f19710d798ee4a6b4:/emacs/notmuch-mua.el referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/04/5 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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