Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2022· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2022-45063
CVE-2022-45063
Description
xterm before 375 allows code execution via font ops, e.g., because an OSC 50 response may have Ctrl-g and therefore lead to command execution within the vi line-editing mode of Zsh. NOTE: font ops are not allowed in the xterm default configurations of some Linux distributions.
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
13- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/5nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- news.ycombinator.com/itemnvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-09nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/15/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/17/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/10nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TPVNTYFFWNTGZJJQAA4MGGFSTXA4XEA/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T2JI5JCHPTXX2KJU45H2XAHQSFVEJ2Y/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IVD3I2ZFXGOY6BA2FNS7WPFMPFBDHFWC/nvd
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