CVE-2006-7236

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2006-7236
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-02 18:11:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-03 21:45:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-16

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux All All All All
Application Invisible-island Xterm _nil_ All All All
Application Invisible-island Xterm _nil_ All All All
Operating System Ubuntu Linux All All All All
Operating System Ubuntu Linux All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#384593 - xterm: allowWindowOps should be disabled by default - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org
#510030 - [CVE-2008-2383] xterm: DECRQSS and comments - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org
Ubuntu update for xterm - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
USN-703-1: xterm vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-01-21Tomas HogerNot 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.
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report