HIGH
rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands
Published May 14, 2014
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.10%
Description
rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 9.19
- 9.0
- 9.01
- 9.02
- 9.05
- 9.06
- 9.07
- 9.08
- 9.09
- 9.10
- 9.11
- 9.12
- 9.14
- 9.15
- 9.16
- 9.17
- 9.18
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.10% 0.04100
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04100
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04100) | 90.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04100) | 89.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04162) | 87.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.63% (0.08634) | 87.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04162) | 87.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.94% (0.02945) | 85.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.51% (0.01512) | 87.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 1.51% (0.01512) | 85.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01541) | 85.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01665) | 85.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00026.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00038.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/204 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2925 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67155 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133166.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133195.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-06/msg00026.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00038.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/204 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2925 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67155 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133166.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133195.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 14, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 29, 2014
Link CVE-2014-3121
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a