CVE-2021-27135
What it is
xterm before Patch #366 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted UTF-8 combining character sequence.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 7.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 7.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 7.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- invisible-island Xterm < 366
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora 33
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2021-27135.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2021-27135. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/ThomasDickey/xterm-snapshots/commit/82ba55b8f994ab30ff561a347b82ea340ba7075c
- https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html
- https://github.com/ThomasDickey/xterm-snapshots/commit/82ba55b8f994ab30ff561a347b82ea340ba7075c
- https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/52
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/10/7
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27135
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1927559
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182091
- https://github.com/ThomasDickey/xterm-snapshots/commit/82ba55b8f994ab30ff561a347b82ea340ba7075c
- https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00019.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/35LK2ZXEIJUOGOA7FV2TJL3L6LFJ4X5S/
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26524650
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-22
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/09/7
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/09/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/52
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/10/7
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27135
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1927559
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182091
- https://github.com/ThomasDickey/xterm-snapshots/commit/82ba55b8f994ab30ff561a347b82ea340ba7075c
- https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00019.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/35LK2ZXEIJUOGOA7FV2TJL3L6LFJ4X5S/
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26524650
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-22
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/09/7