9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.044 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.3%
Issue Overview:
A flaw was found in xterm. A specially crafted sequence of combining characters causes an out of bounds write leading to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-27135)
Affected Packages:
xterm
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update xterm to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
xterm-295-3.amzn2.1.aarch64
xterm-debuginfo-295-3.amzn2.1.aarch64
i686:
xterm-295-3.amzn2.1.i686
xterm-debuginfo-295-3.amzn2.1.i686
src:
xterm-295-3.amzn2.1.src
x86_64:
xterm-295-3.amzn2.1.x86_64
xterm-debuginfo-295-3.amzn2.1.x86_64
Red Hat: CVE-2021-27135
Mitre: CVE-2021-27135
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | 2 | aarch64 | xterm | < 295-3.amzn2.1 | xterm-295-3.amzn2.1.aarch64.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | aarch64 | xterm-debuginfo | < 295-3.amzn2.1 | xterm-debuginfo-295-3.amzn2.1.aarch64.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | i686 | xterm | < 295-3.amzn2.1 | xterm-295-3.amzn2.1.i686.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | i686 | xterm-debuginfo | < 295-3.amzn2.1 | xterm-debuginfo-295-3.amzn2.1.i686.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | x86_64 | xterm | < 295-3.amzn2.1 | xterm-295-3.amzn2.1.x86_64.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | x86_64 | xterm-debuginfo | < 295-3.amzn2.1 | xterm-debuginfo-295-3.amzn2.1.x86_64.rpm |
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.044 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.3%