CVE-2015-8971 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00639.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Enlightenment	Terminology

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:terminology:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3712-1	terminology security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8825	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3712
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94132
https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit/?id=b80bedc7c21ecffe99d8d142930db696eebdd6a5

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:36:31.683Z

Reserved: 2016-11-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8971

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:00.813

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2015-8971

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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