FKIE_CVE-2021-27135
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-02-10 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:44
Severity
Summary
xterm before Patch #366 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted UTF-8 combining character sequence.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| invisible-island | xterm | * | |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 33 |
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