Buffer overflow in Eternal Terminal Project
CVE-2022-24949
A privilege escalation to root exists in Eternal Terminal prior to version 6.2.0. This is due to the combination of a race condition, buffer overflow, and logic bug all in PipeSocketHandler::listen().
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.009 (55.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Eternal_terminal_project Eternal_terminal
- Jason Gauci Eternal Terminal — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve-assign@fb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve-assign@fb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-24949?
- CVE-2022-24949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eternal Terminal Project, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-24949?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.