CVE-2022-45063

Published: Nov 10, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-77

9.8CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

xterm before 375 allows code execution via font ops, e.g., because an OSC 50 response may have Ctrl-g and therefore lead to command execution within the vi line-editing mode of Zsh. NOTE: font ops are not allowed in the xterm default configurations of some Linux distributions.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-77

Affected Products

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»

commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra

Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

ООО «Ред Софт»

commercial·RUaka red soft

РЕД ОСOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Thomas Dickey

individual-devaka t-dickey

XTermOn-prem

Consumer Software / browser

invisible-island

commercial

xtermMixed

Consumer Software / productivity

fedoraproject

oss-project·USaka fedora project

fedoraOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/1

openwall.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/5

openwall.com

https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html#xterm_375

invisible-island.net

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