Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-7236
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.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Products affected by CVE-2006-7236
- cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:xterm:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Debian » Debian Linux
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-7236
6.64%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 91 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-7236
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2006-7236
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2006-7236
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Red Hat 2009-01-21Not 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.
References for CVE-2006-7236
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384593
#384593 - xterm: allowWindowOps should be disabled by default - Debian Bug report logs
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http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
About Secunia Research | Flexera
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/
404: Page not found | Ubuntu
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
#510030 - [CVE-2008-2383] xterm: DECRQSS and comments - Debian Bug report logs
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