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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-02T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:57:40.715Z

Reserved: 2009-01-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-7236

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-02T18:11:09.453

Modified: 2018-10-03T21:45:52.263

Link: CVE-2006-7236

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