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TI-2022-08075 Aliases CVE-2022-24130GHSA-5v7p-cf4c-24jq

xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a…

Priority LOW 28CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

xterm through Patch 370, when Sixel support is enabled, allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow in set_sixel in graphics_sixel.c via crafted text.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0168 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:xterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 370VulnerableInvisible-island
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*34VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*35VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:xterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 370 Vulnerable ·Invisible-island
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 34 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2025:14075 Released 2025-08-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    xterm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) xterm-366-12.el9_6, xterm-resize-366-12.el9_6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:14075
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24130
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v7p-cf4c-24jq

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Sources

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