CVE-2015-8971 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands in Terminology terminal emulator via malicious escape sequences modifying the window title.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8971?
CVE-2015-8971 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Terminology 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via escape sequences that modify the window title and then are written to the terminal, a similar issue to CVE-2003-0063.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8971?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Enlightenment Terminology.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8971?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2015-8971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8971, DSA-3712-1, GHSA-c74f-gxvx-3568, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8971.