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CVE-2015-8971

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8971 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in Terminology 0.7.0, affecting Debian Linux and Enlightenment Terminology. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating window titles with escape sequences, mirroring a previously identified issue. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), exploitation is local and low complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:terminology:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
62.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0111 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

git.enlightenment.org / apps/terminology.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3712
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/12
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/15
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94132
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry