CVE-2019-9535

A vulnerability exists in the way that iTerm2 integrates with tmux's control mode, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by providing malicious output to the terminal. This affects versions of iTerm2 up to and including 3.3.5. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on their victim's computer by providing malicious output to the terminal. It could be exploited using command-line utilities that print attacker-controlled content.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763073/	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2019/10/09/iterm2-critical-issue-moss-audit/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/iterm2-discuss/57k_AuLdQa4	Patch Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-10-09 13:15

Updated : 2021-10-26 13:17

NVD link : CVE-2019-9535

Mitre link : CVE-2019-9535

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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Products Affected

iterm2

iterm2

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