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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Eternal Terminal Project
- Jason Gauci Eternal Terminal — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal/commit/900348bb8bc96e1c7ba4888ac8480f643c4… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/metaredteam/external-disclosures/security/advisories/GHSA-hxg8-4r3q-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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.