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CVE-2008-2383 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 (...

HighCVSS 9.3 EPSS 4.9%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
invisible-island xterm = _nil_ No fix listed
debian/xterm(Debian:12) < 238-2 238-2
debian/xterm(Debian:13) < 238-2 238-2
debian/xterm(Debian:14) < 238-2 238-2

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