CVE-2015-8971

HIGH 7.8CVE-2015-8971 · Published 23/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-8971 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting terminology (enlightenment).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.1%, higher than 66.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
terminology enlightenment	`= 0.7.0`	No fix yet

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.

References

debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3712 · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/94132 · Third Party Advisory
git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit · Issue Tracking

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