CVE-2015-9231
Description
iTerm2 3.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to discover passwords by reading DNS queries. A new (default) feature was added to iTerm2 version 3.0.0 (and unreleased 2.9.x versions such as 2.9.20150717) that resulted in a potential information disclosure. In an attempt to see whether the text under the cursor (or selected text) was a URL, the text would be sent as an unencrypted DNS query. This has the potential to result in passwords and other sensitive information being sent in cleartext without the user being aware.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20151111 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20151229 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20160102 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20160113 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20160206 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20160313 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20160422 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20160426 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20160510 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 2.9.20160523 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.0 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.1 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.2 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.3 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.4 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.5 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.6 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.7 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.8 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.9 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.10 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.11 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.12 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.13 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.14 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.15 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.0.20160531 | |
| iterm2 | iterm2 | 3.1.0 | |
References
- https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/33ccaf61e34ef32ffc9d6b2be5dd218f6bb55f51
- https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/e4eb1063529deb575b75b396138d41554428d522
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/3688
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/5303
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/6050
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/6068
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/wikis/dnslookupissue
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15286956
- https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/33ccaf61e34ef32ffc9d6b2be5dd218f6bb55f51
- https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/e4eb1063529deb575b75b396138d41554428d522
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/3688
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/5303
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/6050
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/6068
- https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/wikis/dnslookupissue
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15286956
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.