Input validation error in xterm - CVE-2023-40359
Published: August 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79805
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40359
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: invisible-island.net
Affected software:
xterm
xterm
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in ReGIS support. A local user can pass unexpected characters to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-40359
Install updates from vendor's website.