CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-9231

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

iTerm2 3.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to discover passwords by reading DNS queries. A new feature added in version 3.0.0 results in potential information disclosure by sending text as an unencrypted DNS query.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to the disclosure of passwords and other sensitive information, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update iTerm2 to version 3.1.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS