CVE-2017-7467 A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way minicom before version 2.7.1 handled VT100 escape sequences. A malicious terminal device could potentially use this flaw to crash minicom, or execute arbitr...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 2.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way minicom before version 2.7.1 handled VT100 escape sequences. A malicious terminal device could potentially use this flaw to crash minicom, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the minicom process.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/minicom(Debian:12) | < 2.7-1.1 | 2.7-1.1 |
| debian/minicom(Debian:13) | < 2.7-1.1 | 2.7-1.1 |
| debian/minicom(Debian:14) | < 2.7-1.1 | 2.7-1.1 |
| minicom project minicom | < 2.7.1 | 2.7.1 |
| [UNKNOWN] minicom | = minicom 2.7.1 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-7467 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20170418 CVE-2017-7467: minicom and prl-vzvncserver vt100.c escparms[] buffer overflow exploit mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 97966 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking
- GLSA-201706-13 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking