UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7467

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7467
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7467.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7467
Related
Published
2018-07-11T13:29:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:21Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way minicom before version 2.7.1 handled VT100 escape sequences. A malicious terminal device could potentially use this flaw to crash minicom, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the minicom process.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / minicom

Package

Name
minicom
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minicom@2.7-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.2-1
2.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "minicom"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / minicom

Package

Name
minicom
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minicom@2.7-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7-1
2.7-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "minicom"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / minicom

Package

Name
minicom
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minicom@2.7.1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.1-1",
            "binary_name": "minicom"
        }
    ]
}