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CVE-2023-40359

Critical

Description

xterm before 380 supports ReGIS reporting for character-set names even if they have unexpected characters (i.e., neither alphanumeric nor underscore), aka a pointer/overflow issue. This can only occur for xterm installations that are configured at compile time to use a certain experimental feature.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductInvisible-island Xterm
PublishedAug 14, 2023
First seenAug 14, 2023

How to fix

Update
  • invisible-island xterm380 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
invisible-island xtermv < 380380

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