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From: tn@leadsv.UUCP (Tristan Nefzger)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs
Subject: GNU Emacs security hole?
Keywords: security
Message-ID: <10021@leadsv.UUCP>
Date: 21 Feb 90 23:45:18 GMT
Reply-To: tn@leadsv.LEADS.LMSC.COM.UUCP (Tristan Nefzger)
Distribution: gnu
Organization: LMSC-LEADS, Sunnyvale, Ca.
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Some time ago a review of Clifford Stoll's book appeared in EE Times
(11/6/89).  Mentioned was a bug in Gnu Emacs which "allows a file to
be moved into the protected systems space."  Do you know of any
security holes in Gnu Emacs and what versions they are in?

Thanks.


Tristan Nefzger
Lockheed M & S 
O/62-37  B/150
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-3504

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