Terminology 0.7.0 Escape Sequence command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Terminology 0.7.0 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Escape Sequence Handler. The manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8971. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Terminology 0.7.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Escape Sequence Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Terminology 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via escape sequences that modify the window title and then written to the terminal, a similar issue to CVE-2003-0063.

The bug was discovered 11/04/2016. The weakness was shared 01/23/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8971 since 11/07/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94744 (Debian DSA-3712-1 : terminology - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175882 (Debian Security Update for terminology (DSA 3712-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94744) and SecurityFocus (BID 94132†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 94744
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3712-1 : terminology - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703712
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3712-1 (terminology - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: git.enlightenment.org

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11/04/2016 🔍
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11/07/2016 +3 days 🔍
11/13/2016 +6 days 🔍
11/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/23/2017 +70 days 🔍
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01/24/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/04/2024 +2841 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95819

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SecurityFocus: 94132 - Terminology CVE-2015-8971 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-8971 - Terminology - Command Execution Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2017 08:30
Updated: 11/04/2024 13:34
Changes: 01/24/2017 08:30 (68), 07/30/2020 14:17 (8), 11/03/2022 09:05 (3), 11/04/2024 13:34 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:688:103

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