Description
The default configuration of xterm on Debian GNU/Linux sid and possibly Ubuntu enables the allowWindowOps resource, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or have unspecified other impact via escape sequences.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- network
- Access Cmplx
- medium
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- complete
- Integrity
- complete
- Availability
- complete
- Weaknesses
- CWE-16
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- INVISIBLE-ISLAND
- Published
- 1/2/2009
- Last Modified
- 4/9/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
invisible-island : xterm
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