CVE-2006-7236
xterm - DECRQSS Remote Command Execution
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
La configuración 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 código de su elección o tener otro impacto no determinado a través de secuencias de escape.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2008-12-29 First Exploit
- 2009-01-02 CVE Reserved
- 2009-01-02 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-16: Configuration
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384593 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33388 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32690 | 2008-12-29 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1 | 2018-10-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Invisible-island Search vendor "Invisible-island" | Xterm Search vendor "Invisible-island" for product "Xterm" | _nil_ Search vendor "Invisible-island" for product "Xterm" and version "_nil_" | - |
Affected
| in | Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | * | - |
Safe
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| Invisible-island Search vendor "Invisible-island" | Xterm Search vendor "Invisible-island" for product "Xterm" | _nil_ Search vendor "Invisible-island" for product "Xterm" and version "_nil_" | - |
Affected
| in | Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu" | Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Linux" | * | - |
Safe
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