CVE-2022-45063
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 10, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 9, 2022
Description
xterm before 375 allows code execution via font ops, e.g., because an OSC 50 response may have Ctrl-g and therefore lead to command execution within the vi line-editing mode of Zsh. NOTE: font ops are not allowed in the xterm default configurations of some Linux distributions.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/10/1
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33546415
- [oss-security] 20221110 CVE-2022-45063: xterm <375 code execution via font opsmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20221110 Re: CVE-2022-45063: xterm <375 code execution via font opsmailing-list
- FEDORA-2022-681bbe67b6vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202211-09vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-8cf76a9cebvendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-af5f1eee2cvendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20240615 iTerm2 3.5.x title reporting bugmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20240617 Re: iTerm2 3.5.x title reporting bugmailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/10
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