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CVE-2015-8971

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

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.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0
• Enlightenment Terminology: 0.7.0

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3712
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94132
• https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit/?id=b80bedc7c21ecffe99d8d142930db696eebdd6a5
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3712
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94132
• https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit/?id=b80bedc7c21ecffe99d8d142930db696eebdd6a5

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