Vulnerability in Rxvt-unicode_project Rxvt-unicode
CVE-2022-4170
The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
EPSS: 0.021 (78.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Rxvt-unicode_project Rxvt-unicode — versions 9.25, 9.26
- Fedoraproject Extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37
- N/a Rxvt-unicode — versions rxvt-unicode 9.30
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- patrick@puiterwijk.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4170?
- CVE-2022-4170 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rxvt-unicode_project Rxvt-unicode, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-09.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4170?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.