CVE-2017-7483
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (3)
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references (10)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/18cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2082cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/18enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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