UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8971

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8971
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8971.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8971
Related
Published
2017-01-23T21:59:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:11Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Terminology 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via escape sequences that modify the window title and then are written to the terminal, a similar issue to CVE-2003-0063.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / terminology

Package

Name
terminology
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/terminology@0.7.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.7.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "terminology"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "terminology-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "terminology-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}