CVE-2015-8971
terminology - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.64%
Description
Terminology 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via escape sequences that modify the window title and then are written to the terminal, a similar issue to CVE-2003-0063.
How to fix CVE-2015-8971
To remediate CVE-2015-8971, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/terminology—upgrade to 0.7.0-2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.7.0-1+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8971 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.7.0-2
- from 0, < 0.7.0-1+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |