A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way minicom before version 2.7.1 handled VT100 escape sequences. A malicious terminal device could potentially use this flaw to crash minicom, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the minicom process.
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/18/5 | mailing list exploit third party advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97966 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7467 | issue tracking |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-13 | third party advisory vendor advisory |