Buffer overflow in command.C for rxvt-unicode before 5.3 allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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 command.C for rxvt-unicode before 5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file containing long escape sequences.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02658 85th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
| cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Marc Lehmann |
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
- cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Marc Lehmann
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0764
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f4r4-72p4-hf6p
References
More Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-02492 rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2004-02087 RXVT-Unicode 3.4 and 3.5 does not properly close file descriptors, which allows local… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2005-0764 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0764 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f4r4-72p4-hf6p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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