CVE-2022-45063

xterm before 375 allows code execution via font ops, e.g., because an OSC 50 response may have Ctrl-g and therefore lead to command execution within the vi line-editing mode of Zsh. NOTE: font ops are not allowed in the xterm default configurations of some Linux distributions.
Command Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 89%
VendorProductVersion
invisible-islandxterm
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< 375
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
xterm
bullseye
no-dsa
buster
postponed
bookworm
379-1
fixed
sid
395-1
fixed
trixie
395-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
xterm
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
ignored
jammy
ignored
focal
ignored
bionic
ignored
xenial
ignored
trusty
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/17/1
https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TPVNTYFFWNTGZJJQAA4MGGFSTXA4XEA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T2JI5JCHPTXX2KJU45H2XAHQSFVEJ2Y/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IVD3I2ZFXGOY6BA2FNS7WPFMPFBDHFWC/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33546415
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-09
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/17/1
https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TPVNTYFFWNTGZJJQAA4MGGFSTXA4XEA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T2JI5JCHPTXX2KJU45H2XAHQSFVEJ2Y/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IVD3I2ZFXGOY6BA2FNS7WPFMPFBDHFWC/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33546415
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-09
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/1