CVE-2019-9535
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-9535 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-10-09 20:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:13:00 UTC |
| Description | A vulnerability exists in the way that iTerm2 integrates with tmux's control mode, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by providing malicious output to the terminal. This affects versions of iTerm2 up to and including 3.3.5. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on their victim's computer by providing malicious output to the terminal. It could be exploited using command-line utilities that print attacker-controlled content. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-74
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| VU#763073 - iTerm2 with tmux integration is vulnerable to remote command execution | CERT-VN | kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Google Groups | groups.google.com | ||
| Google Groups | CONFIRM | groups.google.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Critical Security Issue identified in iTerm2 as part of Mozilla Open Source Audit | Mozilla Security Blog | MISC | blog.mozilla.org | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: Thanks to Stefan Grönke and Fabian Freyer of Radically Open Security for finding this vulnerability, the Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS) project for supporting the audit, and George Nachman of iTerm2 for developing the fix, and all parties for coordinating this vulnerability.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.