iTerm2 3.5.0/3.5.1 Window Title code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in iTerm2 3.5.0/3.5.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Window Title Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-38396. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in iTerm2 3.5.0/3.5.1. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Window Title Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in iTerm2 3.5.x before 3.5.2. Unfiltered use of an escape sequence to report a window title, in combination with the built-in tmux integration feature (enabled by default), allows an attacker to inject arbitrary code into the terminal, a different vulnerability than CVE-2024-38395.

The advisory is shared at iterm2.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-38396 since 06/16/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch fc60236a914d63fb70a5c632e211203a4f1bd4dd is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTerm2 3.5.2
Patch: fc60236a914d63fb70a5c632e211203a4f1bd4dd

Timelineinfo

06/16/2024 🔍
06/17/2024 +1 days 🔍
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06/18/2024 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: iterm2.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38396 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38396
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268769

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2024 06:29
Updated: 06/18/2024 15:04
Changes: 06/17/2024 06:29 (55), 06/18/2024 15:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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