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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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade minicom | Apr 24, 2017 | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-dialup/minicom. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade minicom | Feb 22, 2021 | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade minicom | Jan 20, 2021 | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade minicom | Feb 3, 2021 | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade minicom-langUpgrade minicom | Apr 21, 2017 | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade minicom | Nov 19, 2024 | Jul 11, 2018 |
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