UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40359

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40359
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40359.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40359
Related
Published
2023-08-14T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:24:23Z
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
[none]
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

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xterm@322-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other

318-2ubuntu1
318-2ubuntu2
322-1ubuntu1

322-1ubuntu1.*

322-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xterm@330-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other

324-2ubuntu1
330-1ubuntu1
330-1ubuntu2

330-1ubuntu2.*

330-1ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xterm@353-1ubuntu1.20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other

348-2ubuntu1
353-1ubuntu1

353-1ubuntu1.*

353-1ubuntu1.20.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xterm@372-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other

366-1ubuntu1
369-1ubuntu1
370-1ubuntu1
370-2ubuntu1
371-1ubuntu1
372-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xterm@384-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
384-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "384-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "xterm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "384-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "xterm-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}