CVE-2017-7467

minicom: Out of bounds write in vt100.c

Published Jul 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7 High EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-914-1 minicom security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16490 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 11, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:24 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 18, 2017, 12:00 AM