CVE-2017-7483

7.5 HIGH
Published: May 02, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/18
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

rxvt_project debian