CVE-2015-8971

Publication date 23 January 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
terminology 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 0.7.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.7.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
terminology

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H