CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8971
terminology: CVE-2015-8971
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.12% · Oct 25, 2026
Terminology 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via escape sequences that modify the window title and then are written to the terminal, a similar issue to CVE-2003-0063.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | terminology | sid | 1.14.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | terminology | trixie | 1.14.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | terminology | bookworm | 1.13.0-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | terminology | 16.04 | 0.7.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | terminology | 16.04 | 0.7.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | terminology | source | sid | 0.7.0-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [843434] |
| Debian | terminology | source | trixie | 0.7.0-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [843434] |
| Debian | terminology | source | bookworm | 0.7.0-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [843434] |
| Ubuntu | terminology | deb | 16.04 | 0.7.0-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8971 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [terminology]Fixed
Details (2)
1.13.0-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.7.0-2dsa · terminology · debian · bookworm; dsa · terminology · debian · 12
1.13.0-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.7.0-2dsa · terminology · debian · bookworm; dsa · terminology · debian · 12
- [terminology-data]Fixed
Source package: [terminology]
Details (2)
1.13.0-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.7.0-2dsa · terminology · debian · bookworm; dsa · terminology · debian · 12
1.13.0-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.7.0-2dsa · terminology · debian · bookworm; dsa · terminology · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [terminology]Fixed
Details (2)
1.14.0-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.7.0-2dsa · terminology · debian · 13
1.14.0-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.7.0-2dsa · terminology · debian · 13
- [terminology-data]Fixed
Source package: [terminology]
Details (2)
1.14.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.7.0-2dsa · terminology · debian · 13
1.14.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.7.0-2dsa · terminology · debian · 13
Observed: