SB2023092967 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for libptytty, rxvt-unicode
Published: September 29, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023092967
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the Perl background extension. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary commands in the victim's terminal when certain configuration is used.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.