VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-3121
rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands.
HIGH 7.6EPSS 4.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.10% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- marc lehmann/rxvt-unicode
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00038.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/204
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2925
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67155
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133166.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133195.html
- http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00038.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/204
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2925
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67155
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133166.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133195.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.