CVE-2022-45063
criticalpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.054 · 93 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
xterm before 375 allows code execution via font ops, e.g., because an OSC 50 response may have Ctrl-g and therefore lead to command execution within the vi line-editing mode of Zsh. NOTE: font ops are not allowed in the xterm default configurations of some Linux distributions.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (19)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-2021xterm: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2022-11-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in xterm ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0561Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-03-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden.
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sources
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references (39)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/1cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/5cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-45063cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-45063/cnnvd
- https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TPVNTYFFWNTGZJJQAA4MGGFSTXA4XEA/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T2JI5JCHPTXX2KJU45H2XAHQSFVEJ2Y/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IVD3I2ZFXGOY6BA2FNS7WPFMPFBDHFWC/cnnvd
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