CVE-2021-28848

Published Jun 3, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mintty before 3.4.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (Windows GUI hang) by telling the Mintty window to change its title repeatedly at high speed, which results in many SetWindowTextA or SetWindowTextW calls. In other words, it does not implement a usleep or similar delay upon processing a title change.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-15502 Mintty before 3.4.5 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (Windows GUI hang) by telling the Mintty window to change its title repeatedly at high speed, which results in many SetWindowTextA or SetWindowTextW calls. In other words, it does not implement a usleep or similar delay upon processing a title change.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 9:55 PM
Reserved
Mar 19, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 3, 2021, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:46 AM