Security advisory

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  "id": "7da393dce523ff85423958af9fcfdc3a6b194f65abf4ae8ee402b9d0af005504",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0542",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-0542",
    "summary": "A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Xterm.js when the component mishandles special characters, aka \"Xterm Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\" This affects xterm.js.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-0542",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-0542",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-0542",
        "GHSA-mc23-976p-j42x"
      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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          "ranges": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
                  "fixed": "904ddffc8d370421783f0917797617bfce508854"
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              ],
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:xtermjs:xterm.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "fixed": "5.0.0"
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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              }
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          "versions": [
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            "4.17.0",
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            "3.7.0",
            "3.6.0",
            "3.5.0",
            "3.4.0",
            "3.3.0",
            "3.2.0",
            "3.1.0",
            "3.0.0",
            "2.9.2",
            "2.9.1",
            "2.9.0",
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            "2.8.0",
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            "2.5.0",
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            "2.3.2",
            "2.3.1",
            "2.3.0",
            "2.2.3",
            "2.2.2",
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            "2.2.0",
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            "2.0.1",
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            "1.1.3",
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            "1.1.1",
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            "0.9",
            "0.8",
            "0.7",
            "0.6",
            "0.5",
            "0.4",
            "0.3"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-0542.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:38.207404986Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1422",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2551",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2552",
        "https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/releases"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "unresolved_ranges": [
          {
            "cpes": [
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            "vendor_product": "redhat:openshift_container_platform",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "3.9"
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                  {
                    "fixed": "3.9.99"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "3.10"
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                  {
                    "fixed": "3.10.163"
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                  {
                    "fixed": "3.11.104"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_RANGE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-0542",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 381932,
  "published_at": "2019-01-09T15:29:00.213+00:00"
}