fkie_cve-2006-7236
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2009-01-02 18:11
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
invisible-island xterm _nil_
debian debian_linux *
ubuntu linux *



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  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:xterm:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "BE291BE0-5A80-4D58-BF1F-1A7089D2471E",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        },
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "4C8919F1-CD33-437E-9627-69352B276BA3",
              "vulnerable": false
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "84BB6CD8-43ED-4998-8D68-6934B93EA833",
              "vulnerable": false
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ],
      "operator": "AND"
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La configuraci\u00f3n por defecto de sid en xterm para Debian GNU/Linux y posiblemente Ubuntu activa el recurso allowWindowOps, lo que permite a atacantes asistidos por el usuario, ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n o tener otro impacto no determinado a trav\u00e9s de secuencias de escape."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2006-7236",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 9.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": true,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2009-01-02T18:11:09.453",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384593"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33388"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384593"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33388"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vendorComments": [
    {
      "comment": "Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the xterm package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5, and the version of the XFree86 (providing xterm) and hanterm-xf packages, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.",
      "lastModified": "2009-01-21T00:00:00",
      "organization": "Red Hat"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-16"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}


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