Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : emacs (MDKSA-2000:088)

A vulnerability exists in Emacs 20.6 and prior that allows any user on a multiuser system to eavesdrop on, or forge responses to, an Emacs client. The vulnerability stems from Emacs' failure to properly set permissions for slave PTY devices. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. Th...