minicom: Remote execution of arbitrary code

minicom: Remote execution of arbitrary code An out-of-bounds data access in minicom might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. minicom 2017-06-06 2017-06-06 615996 remote 2.7.1 2.7.1

Minicom is a text-based serial port communications program.

In minicom before version 2.7.1, the escparms[] buffer in vt100.c is vulnerable to an overflow.

A remote attacker, able to connect to a minicom port, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All minicom users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/minicom-2.7.1"

CVE-2017-7467 BlueKnight whissi