VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8971
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.11%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.11% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · enlightenment/terminology
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3712Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94132Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit/?id=b80bedc7c21ecffe99d8d142930db696eebdd6a5Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3712Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94132Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit/?id=b80bedc7c21ecffe99d8d142930db696eebdd6a5Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.