Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : xterm vulnerabilities (USN-703-1)

Paul Szabo discovered that the DECRQSS escape sequences were not handled correctly by xterm. Additionally, window title operations were also not safely handled. If a user were tricked into viewing a specially crafted series of characters while in xterm, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary...

Ubuntu USN-703-1 (xterm)

The remote host is missing an update to xterm announced via advisory USN-703-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: ubuntu7031.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ $Id: ubuntu7031.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory USN-703-1 xterm Authors: Thomas Reinke...

USN-703-1: xterm vulnerabilities

Paul Szabo discovered that the DECRQSS escape sequences were not handled correctly by xterm. Additionally, window title operations were also not safely handled. If a user were tricked into viewing a specially crafted series of characters while in xterm, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary...

Security flaw in IBM Client Security Password Manager

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CVE-2003-1090

CVE-2003-1090 describes a buffer overflow in AbsoluteTelnet prior to 2.12 RC10, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title. Affected product: AbsoluteTelnet; vulnerable component: window title handling; root cause: memory corruption due to overflow. Impact: remote...

CVE-2003-0063

The xterm terminal emulator in XFree86 4.2.0 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the...

CVE-2003-0065

The uxterm terminal emulator allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitra...

CVE-2003-0064

The CVE concerns dtterm and related terminals’ Window Title Reporting feature. An attacker can craft an escape sequence that places the current window title on the command line, and the user must press Enter for the command to execute, enabling arbitrary command execution on the vulnerable host. ...

CVE-2003-0070

VTE, as used by default in gnome-terminal terminal emulator 2.2 and as an option in gnome-terminal 2.0, allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containin...

CVE-2003-0066

The rxvt terminal emulator 2.7.8 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to...

CVE-2003-0069

The PuTTY terminal emulator 0.53 allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute...

CVE-2003-0064

The dtterm terminal emulator allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitra...

CVE-2003-0067

The aterm terminal emulator 0.42 allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute...

CVE-2003-0070

CVE-2003-0070 affects VTE as used by gnome-terminal; the vte_sequence_handler_window_manipulation routine fails to sanitize certain escape sequences, allowing an attacker to modify the window title and inject it back into the command line, potentially enabling arbitrary command execution. This is...

CVE-2003-0065

CVE-2003-0065 concerns the uxterm terminal emulator window-title reporting vulnerability. A malicious escape sequence can modify the terminal window title and, when echoed back to the command line, enable attacker-controlled input to be executed by the user’s shell. The related literature documen...

CVE-2003-0066

The CVE-2003-0066 issue affects rxvt 2.7.8 and earlier. A vulnerable escape sequence allows an attacker to modify the window title and have that title re-enter the shell as a command, enabling arbitrary command execution when a user views a file containing the malicious sequence. The root cause i...

CVE-2003-0066

Removed by vendor...

CVE-2003-0068

The Eterm terminal emulator 0.9.1 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker t...

CVE-2003-0077

The hanterm hanterm-xf terminal emulator 2.0.5 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious...

CVE-2003-0067

The aterm terminal emulator 0.42 allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute...