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GNU Emacs '.flc' File Processing Vulnerability

Emacs processes fast-lock files in an insecure manner.

An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable application.

This issue affects Emacs 21.3.1; other versions may also be vulnerable.