CVE-2022-4170
Critical
Description
The rxvt-unicode package is vulnerable to a remote code execution, in the Perl background extension, when an attacker can control the data written to the user's terminal and certain options are set.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Rxvt-unicode
PublishedDec 9, 2022
First seenDec 9, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-74Injection
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rxvt-unicode_project rxvt-unicode | 9.25, 9.26 | — |
| fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux | 8.0 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 37 | — |
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