CVE-2022-4170
published 2022-12-09CVE-2022-4170: The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the…
PriorityP356critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.06%
79.2th percentile
The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | rxvt-unicode | < rxvt-unicode 9.31-1 (forky) | rxvt-unicode 9.31-1 (forky) |
| fedoraproject | extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| rxvt-unicode_project | rxvt-unicode | — | — |
| rxvt-unicode_project | rxvt-unicode | — | — |
| rxvt-unicode_project | rxvt-unicode | — | — |
| rxvt-unicode_project | rxvt-unicode | >= 0 < 9.31-1 | 9.31-1 |
| rxvt-unicode_project | rxvt-unicode | >= 0 < 9.31-1 | 9.31-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-v3h7-vj8g-6x3r: The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-12-09
CVE-2022-4170 [CRITICAL] CWE-74 GHSA-v3h7-vj8g-6x3r: The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to
The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
OSV
CVE-2022-4170: The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to
osv·2022-12-09·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-4170 [CRITICAL] CVE-2022-4170: The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to
The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
Debian
CVE-2022-4170: rxvt-unicode - The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl b...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2022-4170 [CRITICAL] CVE-2022-4170: rxvt-unicode - The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl b...
The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 9.31-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 9.31-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 9.31-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2022-12-09
Published