CVE-2006-7236

2009-01-0218:11:09

CWE-16

mitre

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve

xterm

debian

linux

ubuntu

allowwindowops

arbitrary code

escape sequences

CVSS2

9.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AI Score

7.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

70.4%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

invisible-islandxtermMatch_nil_

AND

debiandebian_linux

ubuntulinux

VendorProductVersionCPE
invisible-islandxterm_nil_cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:xterm:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debiandebian_linux*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntulinux*cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
invisible-island	xterm	_nil_	cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:xterm:_nil_:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	*	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux::::::::
ubuntu	linux	*	cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux::::::::