Out-of-bounds Read in Rxvt Project
CVE-2017-7483
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rxvt Project
- The Rxvt Project — versions 2.7.10
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/18 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7483?
- CVE-2017-7483 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rxvt Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7483?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.