Description
CRLF 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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1694-1 | New xterm packages fix remote code execution |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1694-2 | New xterm packages fix regression |
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-2378 | CRLF 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-703-1 | xterm vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:58:02.539Z
Reserved: 2008-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-2383
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-01-02T18:11:09.483
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-2383
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN