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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 w

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None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a rxvt-unicode

    rxvt-unicode 9.30

References 3

bugzilla.redhat.com

openwall.com

security.gentoo.org