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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.