VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7483
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.14%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.14% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- rxvt project/rxvt · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.