Out-of-bounds Read in Rxvt_project Rxvt
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
EPSS: 0.021 (79.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Rxvt_project Rxvt
- The Rxvt Project — versions 2.7.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7483?
- CVE-2017-7483 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rxvt_project Rxvt, 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.