mrxvt, rxvt-unicode — security advisory

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  "id": "909c4342403d2ff10f3953e48c9e8550aa269735eb7a66015c2ea044a8252966",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2021-33477",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "ALPINE-CVE-2021-33477",
    "summary": "rxvt-unicode 9.22, rxvt 2.7.10, mrxvt 0.5.4, and Eterm 0.9.7 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of improper handling of certain escape sequences (ESC G Q). A response is terminated by a newline.",
    "evidence": "osv:ALPINE-CVE-2021-33477",
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          {
            "value": "0.5.4-r8",
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        "name": {
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      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "rxvt-unicode",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
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        "fixed_versions": [
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            "value": "9.22-r7",
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    "severity": "high",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      ],
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          "package": {
            "name": "mrxvt",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/mrxvt?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.10"
          },
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          "ecosystem_specific": {}
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "mrxvt",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/mrxvt?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.11"
          },
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "rxvt-unicode",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/rxvt-unicode?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.10"
          },
          "database_specific": {
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {}
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "rxvt-unicode",
            "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/rxvt-unicode?arch=source",
            "ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.11"
          },
          "database_specific": {
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          "ecosystem_specific": {}
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:17:56.189937631Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2021-33477"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-33477"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-33477",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 415454,
  "published_at": "2021-05-20T20:15:07.397+00:00"
}