Bug 1668531 (CVE-2019-0542) - CVE-2019-0542 xterm.js: Mishandling of special characters allows for remote code execution
Summary: CVE-2019-0542 xterm.js: Mishandling of special characters allows for remote c...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2019-0542
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1668235 1671631 1689101 1689102 1707211
Blocks: 1668532
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Reported: 2019-01-23 02:44 UTC by Sam Fowler
Modified: 2021-02-16 22:29 UTC (History)
14 users (show)

Fixed In Version: xtermjs 3.8.1, xtermjs 3.9.2, xtermjs 3.10.1
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It was found that xterm.js does not sanitize terminal escape sequences in browser terminals allowing for execution of arbitrary commands. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user with a xterm.js browser terminal to display an escape sequence by, for example, reading a from a log file containing attacker-controlled input.
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Last Closed: 2019-06-10 22:58:46 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2019:1422 0 None None None 2019-06-10 16:55:54 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2019:2551 0 None None None 2019-09-05 05:03:37 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2019:2552 0 None None None 2019-08-22 01:45:55 UTC

Description Sam Fowler 2019-01-23 02:44:42 UTC 
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Xterm.js before versions 3.8.1, 3.9.2 and 3.10.1 when the component mishandles special characters.


Upstream Releases:

https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/releases/tag/3.8.1
https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/releases/tag/3.9.2
https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/releases/tag/3.10.1
Comment 2 Sam Fowler 2019-01-23 05:39:53 UTC 
Upstream Patches:

https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/commit/50abb43e
https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/commit/eeca95b6
https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/commit/f3bfcc36
https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/commit/3592c641
Comment 9 Sam Fowler 2019-05-07 04:16:16 UTC 
Statement:

This issue affects both the atomic-openshift-web-console RPM and openshift3/ose-console container image shipped in OpenShift Container Platform. These components provide a web console for opening in-browser terminals in cluster pods. Successful exploitation of this issue would require an attacker to convince an authorized user to open an in-browser terminal on a target pod and execute a command that prints attacker-controlled input. Red Hat Product Security have rated this issue as having security impact of Moderate. A future update may address this issue.
Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2019-06-10 16:55:53 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11

Via RHSA-2019:1422 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1422
Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2019-08-22 01:45:54 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10

Via RHSA-2019:2552 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2552
Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2019-09-05 05:03:36 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9

Via RHSA-2019:2551 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2551
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