iTerm2, up to and including version 3.3.5, with tmux integration is vulnerable to remote command execution
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability exists in the way that iTerm2 integrates with tmux's control mode, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by providing malicious output to the terminal. This affects versions of iTerm2 up to and including 3.3.5. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on their victim's computer by providing malicious output to the terminal. It could be exploited using command-line utilities that print attacker-controlled content.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Thanks to Stefan Grönke and Fabian Freyer of Radically Open Security for finding this vulnerability, the Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS) project for supporting the audit, and George Nachman of iTerm2 for developing the fix, and all parties for coordinating this vulnerability.
References
Affected Vendor
iTerm2
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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