CVE-2014-3121

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-3121
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-14 00:55:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionrxvt-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-78 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.0 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.01 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.02 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.05 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.06 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.07 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.08 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.09 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.10 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.11 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.12 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.14 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.15 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.16 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.17 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode 9.18 All All All
Application Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-sec: CVE request: rxvt-unicode user-assisted arbitrary commands execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
openSUSE-SU-2014:0814-1: moderate: rxvt-unicode: Enforce secure handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0838-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
RXVT-Unicode CVE-2014-3121 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: rxvt-unicode-9.20-1.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: rxvt-unicode-9.20-1.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2925-1 rxvt-unicode af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dist.schmorp.de
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