CVE-2008-2383

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2383
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-02 18:11:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:02:00 UTC
DescriptionCRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \n) characters surrounding a command name within a Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequence in a text file, a related issue to CVE-2003-0063 and CVE-2003-0071.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-94

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Invisible-island Xterm _nil_ All All All
Application Invisible-island Xterm _nil_ All All All

References

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[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: kitty-0.29.1-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.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
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
SUSE update for xterm - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1694-1 xterm DEBIAN www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:002 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
xterm DECRQSS Remote Command Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: kitty-0.29.1-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: kitty-0.26.5-6.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 CONFIRM support.apple.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities CERT www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
254208 SUNALERT sunsolve.sun.com
Debian update for xterm - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Advisory SA33419 - Fedora update for xterm - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Red Hat update for xterm - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: xterm-238-1.fc8 FEDORA www.redhat.com
APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 APPLE lists.apple.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
xterm DECRQSS Input Validation Flaw Lets Users Inject Arbitrary Commands - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: kitty-0.26.5-6.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:003 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
xterm DECRQSS Escape Sequence Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-703-1: xterm vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: xterm-238-1.fc9 FEDORA www.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 284345 Fedora Security Update for kitty (FEDORA-2023-a004ecb3f8)
  • 284353 Fedora Security Update for kitty (FEDORA-2023-3746647cc3)
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