CVE-2021-33477

aterm: rxvt-unicode 9.22, rxvt 2.7.10, mrxvt 0.5.4, and Eterm 0.9.7 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of imp...

CVE-2021-33477 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by aterm 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, released May 20, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0409
90th percentile

rxvt-unicode 9.22, rxvt 2.7.10, mrxvt 0.5.4, and Eterm 0.9.7 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of improper handling of certain escape sequences (ESC G Q). A response is terminated by a newline.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
aterm · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 aterm 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
aterm · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 aterm 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
aterm-ml · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 aterm-ml 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
aterm-ml · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 aterm-ml 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.7.10-7.1+urxvt9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt 1:2.7.10-7.1+urxvt9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.7.10-7.1+urxvt9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt 1:2.7.10-7.1+urxvt9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt-ml · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:2.7.10-7.1+urxvt9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt-ml 1:2.7.10-7.1+urxvt9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt-ml · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:2.7.10-7.1+urxvt9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt-ml 1:2.7.10-7.1+urxvt9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt-unicode · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt-unicode 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt-unicode · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt-unicode 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt-unicode-256color · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt-unicode-256color 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt-unicode-256color · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt-unicode-256color 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt-unicode-lite · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt-unicode-lite 9.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021
rxvt-unicode-lite · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 rxvt-unicode-lite 9.22-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 20, 2021

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