terminal emulators' processing of escape sequences
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/01/13 [www.openwall.com]
2017-05-01 20:05
It is a well-known feature, previously discussed in here, that data printed to a terminal (emulator) may control that terminal, including making it effectively unusable until reset, and in some cases even pasting characters as if they were typed by the user.
source: solar