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CVE-2020-35605

Published: 21 December 2020

The Graphics Protocol feature in graphics.c in kitty before 0.19.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because a filename containing special characters can be included in an error message.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
kitty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Not vulnerable
(0.21.2-1build1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(0.21.2-1build1)
trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

focal
Released (0.15.0-1ubuntu0.2)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
upstream
Released (0.19.3)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/82c137878c2b99100a3cdc1c0f0efea069313901

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H