CRITICAL 9.8 Microsoft

CVE-2023-40359

xterm before 380 supports ReGIS reporting for character-set names even if they have unexpected characters (i.e. neither alphanumeric nor underscore) aka a pointer/overflow issue. This can only occur for xterm installations that are configured at compile time to use a certain experimental feature.

Microsoft Security Update 2023-Aug: xterm before 380 supports ReGIS reporting for character-set names even if they have unexpected characters (i.e. neither alphanumeric nor underscore) aka a pointer/overflow issue. This can only occur for xterm installations that are configured at compile time to use a certain experimental feature.

Affected Products

cbl2 xterm 380-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0

References

Published: 2023-08-08 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-08-14

This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 was published on 2023-08-08 via Microsoft. Affected: cbl2 xterm 380-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0.

Risk Timeline

CVE Disclosed2023-08-08 · 1102 days ago

Remediation Resources

Official Advisory

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40359

NVD / MITRE

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40359

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