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CVE-2017-7467
Published: Jul 11, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.0
7.0
HIGH
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
[UNKNOWN] | minicom | affected minicom 2.7.1 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.0 Details
CVSS v3.0 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
References
[oss-security] 20170418 CVE-2017-7467: minicom and prl-vzvncserver vt100.c escparms[] buffer overflow
mailing-list
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97966
vdb-entry
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7467
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GLSA-201706-13
vendor-advisory
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