High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-7483
CVE-2017-7483
Description
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
Affected products
3- The RXVT Project/rxvtv5Range: 2.7.10
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt_project:rxvt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/18nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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