SB2014051402 - OS Command Injection in rxvt-unicode
Published: May 14, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014051402
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3121)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00038.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/204
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2925
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67155
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133166.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133195.html