rxvt-unicode 9.22, rxvt 2.7.10, mrxvt 0.5.4, and Eterm 0.9.7 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of improper handling of certain escape sequences (ESC G Q). A response is terminated by a newline.
CVSS 3.x
| Source | Score | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 2.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS 2.0
Severity: MEDIUM
Problem Type: CWE-755,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| fedoraproject | fedora | 34 |
| rxvt-unicode_project | rxvt-unicode | 9.22 |
| rxvt_project | rxvt | 2.7.10 |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 33 |
| mrxvt_project | mrxvt | 0.5.4 |
| eterm_project | eterm | 0.9.7 |
The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| fedoraproject | extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| rxvt-unicode_project | rxvt-unicode | 9.25 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 37 |
| rxvt-unicode_project | rxvt-unicode | 9.26 |