Buffer overflow in tt_printf function of rxvt 2.6.2 allows local users to gain privileges…
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in tt_printf function of rxvt 2.6.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a long (1) -T or (2) -name argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01065 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1077
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52cr-77wg-32m2
References
Patch 2
Advisory 1
More Rxvt vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00062 The rxvt terminal emulator 2.7.8 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-1999-01134 rxvt, when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option in various Linux operating systems… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2000-00476 xterm, Eterm, and rxvt allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by embedding… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2003-00020 The menuBar feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to modify menu options and execute… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2003-00019 The "screen dump" feature in rxvt 2.7.8 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-01095 rxvt 2.6.4 opens a terminal window on :0 if the DISPLAY environment variable is not set… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.7
Sources
- CVE-2001-1077 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1077 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52cr-77wg-32m2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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