What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-3121?

CVE-2014-3121 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.6 (High). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 3.3%.

Rxvt Unicode CVE-2014-3121

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2014-05-14 cve@mitre.org

Command Injection Rxvt Unicode

7.6

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.6 HIGH

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 14, 2014 - 00:55 cve.org

HIGH 7.6

DescriptionCVE.org

rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands.

AnalysisAI

rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. rxvt-unicode before 9.20 does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to manipulate arbitrary X window properties and execute arbitrary commands. Affected products include: Marc Lehmann Rxvt-Unicode. Version information: before 9.20.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.