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Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8971): terminology vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 23, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

Terminology 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via escape sequences that modify the window title and then are written to the terminal, a similar issue to CVE-2003-0063.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-terminology
Title
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