PT-2021-17256
CVE-2021-27135
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Published
2021-02-10
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
xterm versions before Patch #366
Description:
The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted UTF-8 combining character sequence. This can potentially lead to unspecified other impacts.
Recommendations:
For xterm versions before Patch #366, apply Patch #366 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of crafted UTF-8 combining character sequences until the patch is applied.
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