CVE-2015-9231
iTerm2 3.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to discover passwords by reading DNS queries.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
iTerm2 3.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to discover passwords by reading DNS queries. A new (default) feature was added to iTerm2 version 3.0.0 (and unreleased 2.9.x versions such as 2.9.20150717) that resulted in a potential information disclosure. In an attempt to see whether the text under the cursor (or selected text) was a URL, the text would be sent as an unencrypted DNS query. This has the potential to result in passwords and other sensitive information being sent in cleartext without the user being aware.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.23% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- iterm2/iterm2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/33ccaf61e34ef32ffc9d6b2be5dd218f6bb55f51Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/e4eb1063529deb575b75b396138d41554428d522Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/3688Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/5303Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/6050Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/6068Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/wikis/dnslookupissueThird Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15286956Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/33ccaf61e34ef32ffc9d6b2be5dd218f6bb55f51Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/e4eb1063529deb575b75b396138d41554428d522Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/3688Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/5303Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/6050Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/6068Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/wikis/dnslookupissueThird Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15286956Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.