CVE-2017-7467 HIGH

CVE-2017-7467

Vendor [Unknown]
Product minicom
Weakness CWE-787
Published July 11, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way minicom before version 2.7.1 handled VT100 escape sequences. A malicious terminal device could potentially use this flaw to crash minicom, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the minicom process.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 11, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated