High severity · published Jan 23, 2017
CVE-2015-8971
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…
7.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
TE
Terminology · Enlightenment
0.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8971
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8971
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3712
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94132
Issue Tracking
https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit/?id=b80bedc7c21ecffe99d8d142930db696eebdd6a5
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