CVE-2018-1000523 — HIGH (8.1)

Vulnerability Description

topydo contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ListFormatParser::parse, file topydo/lib/ListFormat.py line 292 as of d4f843dac71308b2f29a7c2cdc76f055c3841523 that can result in Injection of arbitrary bytes to the terminal, including terminal escape code sequences. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must open a todo.txt with at least one specially crafted line..

CVSS Score

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Topydo	Topydo	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

https://github.com/bram85/topydo/blob/master/topydo/lib/ListFormat.py#L292Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bram85/topydo/issues/240Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bram85/topydo/blob/master/topydo/lib/ListFormat.py#L292Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bram85/topydo/issues/240Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-1000523?

CVE-2018-1000523 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). topydo contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ListFormatParser::parse, file topydo/lib/ListFormat.py line 292 as of d4f843dac71308b2f29a7c2cdc76f055c3841523 that can result in I...

How severe is CVE-2018-1000523?

CVE-2018-1000523 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-1000523?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Topydo Topydo.