CVE-2021-33477
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
rxvt-unicode 9.22, rxvt 2.7.10, mrxvt 0.5.4, and Eterm 0.9.7 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of improper handling of certain escape sequences (ESC G Q). A response is terminated by a newline.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
weaknesses
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affected products (16)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- rxvt-unicode project rxvt-unicode= 9.22nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode_project:rxvt-unicode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (65)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes?view=logcnnvd
- http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/src/command.C?r1=1.582&r2=1.583cnnvd
- https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/eterm.git/log/cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00026.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00010.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00011.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RFMU5YXXNYYVA7G2DAHRXXHO6JKVFUT/cnnvd
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