CVE-2017-7483
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a...
CVE-2017-7483 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Rxvt Project Rxvt, published May 2, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in rxvt-unicode 9.26-3.3.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.38%EPSS, 84th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
9.26-3.3rxvt-unicode +2 more
Description
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rxvtDebian:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs | before 1:2.7.10-7+deb9u2, plus listed versions 1:2.7.10-71:2.7.10-7+deb9u1 | 1:2.7.10-7+deb9u2 |
rxvtUbuntu:16.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.7.10-6 | None known |
rxvt-unicodeopenSUSE:Tumbleweed | before 9.26-3.3 | 9.26-3.3 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
- Record
CVE-2017-7483- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
- Record
CVE-2017-7483- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16503No score
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16503- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9j3p-4pfr-4vxw
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a...
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
- Record
GHSA-9j3p-4pfr-4vxw- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-7483
Rxvt 2.7.10 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack by passing the value -2^31 inside a terminal escape code, which results in a non-invertible integer that eventually leads to a segfault due to an out of bounds read.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7483- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11361-1No score
rxvt-unicode-9.26-3.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the rxvt-unicode-9.26-3.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11361-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/15
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00012.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7483
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j3p-4pfr-4vxw
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7483
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7483
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7483