Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-27957.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-27957
Upstream
Published
2023-08-14T17:15:10Z
Modified
2026-04-21T04:25:45.034829Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2023-40359 affecting package xterm for versions less than 380-1
Details

xterm before 380 supports ReGIS reporting for character-set names even if they have unexpected characters (i.e., neither alphanumeric nor underscore), aka a pointer/overflow issue. This can only occur for xterm installations that are configured at compile time to use a certain experimental feature.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/xterm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
380-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-27957.json"