CVE-2015-8971

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8971
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-23 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-02-24 19:44:00 UTC
DescriptionTerminology 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-77

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Enlightenment Terminology 0.7.0 All All All
Application Enlightenment Terminology 0.7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Escape Sequence Command Execution vulnerability in Terminology 0.7 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: Escape Sequence Command Execution vulnerability in Terminology 0.7 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3712-1 terminology DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
apps/terminology.git - EFL Terminal Emulator CONFIRM git.enlightenment.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Escape Sequence Command Execution vulnerability in Terminology 0.7 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Terminology CVE-2015-8971 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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