Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes?view=logThird Party Advisory
- http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/src/command.C?r1=1.582&r2=1.583Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/eterm.git/log/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RFMU5YXXNYYVA7G2DAHRXXHO6JKVFUT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AO52OLNOOKOCZSJCN3R7Q25XA32BWNWP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DUV4LDVZVW7KCGPAMFZD4ZJ4FVLPOX4C/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZWGE2RJONBEHSPCBUAW72NTRTIFKZAX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SLPVEPBH37EBR4R54RMC6GD33J37HJXD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UXAKO6N6NKTR6Z6KVAPEXSZQMRU52SGA/
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162621/rxvt-2.7.0-rxvt-unicode-9.22-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-17Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-07Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/materm/files/mrxvt%20source/Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/rxvt/files/rxvt-dev/Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/17/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes?view=logThird Party Advisory
- http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/src/command.C?r1=1.582&r2=1.583Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/eterm.git/log/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RFMU5YXXNYYVA7G2DAHRXXHO6JKVFUT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AO52OLNOOKOCZSJCN3R7Q25XA32BWNWP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DUV4LDVZVW7KCGPAMFZD4ZJ4FVLPOX4C/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZWGE2RJONBEHSPCBUAW72NTRTIFKZAX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SLPVEPBH37EBR4R54RMC6GD33J37HJXD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UXAKO6N6NKTR6Z6KVAPEXSZQMRU52SGA/
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162621/rxvt-2.7.0-rxvt-unicode-9.22-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-17Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-07Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/materm/files/mrxvt%20source/Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/rxvt/files/rxvt-dev/Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/17/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 20, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified