Input validation error in xterm - CVE-2023-40359

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Input validation error in xterm - CVE-2023-40359

Published: August 21, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79805
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
xterm
Software vendor:
invisible-island.net

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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