Invisible-island xterm Default Configuration config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Invisible-island xterm. This affects an unknown part of the component Default Configuration. Such manipulation leads to config. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-7236. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Invisible-island xterm (Windowing System Software) (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Default Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-16. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 01/02/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ubuntulinux.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-7236. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/14/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37162 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : xterm vulnerabilities (USN-703-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47833), Exploit-DB (32690), Tenable (37162), SecurityFocus (BID 33060†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20538†). Similar entry is available at VDB-45741. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 37162
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : xterm vulnerabilities (USN-703-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 64164
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-698-3 (nagios2)
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03/17/2015 +2154 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ubuntulinux.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-7236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45740

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X-Force: 47833
SecurityFocus: 33060
Vulnerability Center: 20538 - Debian GNU/Linux Xterm allowWindowOps Remote Code Execution via Escape Sequences, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 03/14/2025 14:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (58), 05/03/2019 11:16 (7), 08/03/2021 22:21 (3), 08/03/2021 22:31 (2), 08/03/2021 22:46 (1), 03/14/2025 14:29 (26)
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