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CVE-2015-8971

high

Description

Terminology 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.

References

https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit/?id=b80bedc7c21ecffe99d8d142930db696eebdd6a5

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94132

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3712

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-23

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00639