CVE-2008-2383
Critical
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.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability92. percentile4.9%
ProductInvisible-island Xterm
PublishedJan 2, 2009
First seenJan 2, 2009
How to fix
Vendor advisories
- redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00184.html
- redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00072.html
- usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOOVZTIABA4MIFUGTAVYWO6QXSUXSST4/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3E2Q6NPKT7V4VKZMSFF4ARLRVYOG4AU/
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| invisible-island xterm | _nil_ | — |
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