Description
rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands.
Published: 2014-05-14
Score: 7.6 High
EPSS: 4.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2925-1 rxvt-unicode security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3141 rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands.
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Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:35:56.677Z

Reserved: 2014-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3121

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-14T00:55:10.133

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:07:37.803

Link: CVE-2014-3121

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