CVE-2015-9231

Published Sep 20, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
iTerm2 3.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to discover passwords by reading DNS queries. A new (default) feature was added to iTerm2 version 3.0.0 (and unreleased 2.9.x versions such as 2.9.20150717) that resulted in a potential information disclosure. In an attempt to see whether the text under the cursor (or selected text) was a URL, the text would be sent as an unencrypted DNS query. This has the potential to result in passwords and other sensitive information being sent in cleartext without the user being aware.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-9084 iTerm2 3.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to discover passwords by reading DNS queries. A new (default) feature was added to iTerm2 version 3.0.0 (and unreleased 2.9.x versions such as 2.9.20150717) that resulted in a potential information disclosure. In an attempt to see whether the text under the cursor (or selected text) was a URL, the text would be sent as an unencrypted DNS query. This has the potential to result in passwords and other sensitive information being sent in cleartext without the user being aware.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:23 PM
Reserved
Sep 20, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 20, 2017, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:36 AM