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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.
Publish Date : 2009-01-02 Last Update Date : 2009-02-26
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CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types
| CVSS Score |
9.3 |
| Confidentiality Impact |
Complete
(There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.) |
| Integrity Impact |
Complete
(There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.) |
| Availability Impact |
Complete
(There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.) |
| Access Complexity |
Medium
(The access conditions are somewhat specialized. Some preconditions must be satistified to exploit) |
| Authentication |
Not required
(Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.) |
| Gained Access |
Admin |
| Vulnerability Type(s) |
Execute Code |
| CWE ID |
16 |
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Vendor Statements
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.
Source:
Redhat
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Products Affected By CVE-2006-7236
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Number Of Affected Versions By Product
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References For CVE-2006-7236
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Vulnerability Conditions
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Vulnerability is valid if product versions listed below are used
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Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2006-7236
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