Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-7467: minicom: Remote execution of arbitrary code
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(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
06/06/2017
07/25/2018
10/30/2017
11/27/2024
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.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-dialup-minicom
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