minicom: Out of bounds write in vt100.c
Published Jul 11, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.70%
Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way minicom before version 2.7.1 handled VT100 escape sequences. A malicious terminal device could potentially use this flaw to crash minicom, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the minicom process.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Minicom Defaultn/a
- Version minicom 2.7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Minicom | n/a |
|
- < 2.7.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
minicom
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
minicom
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
minicom
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | minicom | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | minicom | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | minicom | Will not fix | n/a |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02700) | 85.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02757) | 84.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01793) | 81.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03712) | 79.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01793) | 81.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 75.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 74.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 74.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00562) | 77.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00562) | 75.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00618) | 76.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00628) | 76.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00575) | 74.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 81.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 35.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/18/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97966 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7467 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1442099 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7467 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7467
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7467
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/18/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97966 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7467 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1442099 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7467 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7467 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-13 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7467 |
Change history (0)
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