CVE-2015-8971 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Terminology 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via escape sequences that modify the window title and then are written to the terminal, a similar issue to CVE-2003-0063.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Enlightenment	Terminology

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:terminology:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3712
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94132
https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit/?id=b80bedc7c21ecffe99d8d142930db696eebdd6a5

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:36:31.683Z

Reserved: 2016-11-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8971

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:00.813

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:39:34.463

Link: CVE-2015-8971

Redhat

No data.

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