CVE-2017-7483

Public Exploit

Description

Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.78% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: The RXVT Project rxvt
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15 mailing list patch exploit third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/18 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7483?
CVE-2017-7483 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7483?
To fix CVE-2017-7483, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-7483 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-7483 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-7483?
CVE-2017-7483 affects The RXVT Project rxvt.
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