84284 : mintty Terminal OSC 701 Sequence Arbitrary String Injection
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Disclosure Date
2011-05-21

Description

mintty contains a flaw related to the Terminal Window. The issue is triggered when an error occurs in the OSC 701 sequence handling that would allow an attacker to inject an arbitrary string and execute it with user privileges.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.8 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

mintty

0.9.7

References

Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://code.google.com/p/mintty/wiki/Changes
http://freecode.com/projects/mintty/releases/332221
Vendor URL: https://code.google.com/p/mintty/

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