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Critical Security Issue identified in iTerm2 as part of Mozilla Open Source Audit

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A security audit funded by the Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS) has discovered a critical security vulnerability in the widely used macOS terminal emulator iTerm2. After finding the vulnerability, Mozilla, Radically Open Security (ROS, the firm that conducted the audit), and iTerm2’s developer George Nachman worked closely together to develop and release a patch to ensure users were no longer subject to this security threat. All users of iTerm2 should update immediately to the latest version (3.3.6) which has been published concurrent with this blog post.

Founded in 2015, MOSS broadens access, increases security, and empowers users by providing catalytic support to open source technologists. Track III of MOSS — created in the wake of the 2014 Heartbleed vulnerability — supports security audits for widely used open source technologies like iTerm2. Mozilla is an open source company, and the funding MOSS provides is one of the key ways that we continue to ensure the open source ecosystem is healthy and secure.

iTerm2 is one of the most popular terminal emulators in the world, and frequently used by developers. MOSS selected iTerm2 for a security audit because it processes untrusted data and it is widely used, including by high-risk targets (like developers and system administrators).

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    The security vulnerability was found by a sponsored security audit conducted by the Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS) which delivers security audits for open source technologies. Mozilla and the iTerm2’s developer George Nachman have together developed and released a patch for the vulnerability in the iTerm2 version 3.3.6.

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    A security audit funded by the Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS) has discovered a critical security bug in iTerm2: a popular open source alternative to Apple’s Terminal — which provides a command line interface to control the UNIX-based operating system sitting below macOS.

    Mozilla, iTerm2’s developers and Radically Open Security, the not-for-profit security company contracted to probe iTerm2’s security, have urged users to update the software, which has now been patched. The issue had been sitting in the open (hopefully) unnoticed for approximately seven years, they said.

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    Any developers or admins using the iTerm2 app should install the available patch immediately, judging by Mozilla's description, and it sounds like the bug could be exploited in as yet unknown ways.

    "An attacker who can produce output to the terminal can, in many cases, execute commands on the user's computer," Mozilla's Tom Ritter writes.

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    The author of popular macOS open source terminal emulator iTerm2 has rushed out a new version (v3.3.6) because prior iterations have a security flaw that could allow an attacker to execute commands on a computer using the application.

    The vulnerability (CVE-2019-9535) was identified through the Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS), which arranged to audit iTerm2 under its remit to review open source projects for security problems. A third-party security biz, Radically Open Security, performed the audit.

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