Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13638
Revision Date:2014-06-23Version:5
Title:DSA-1694-1 xterm -- design flaw
Description:Paul Szabo discovered that xterm, a terminal emulator for the X Window System, places arbitrary characters into the input buffer when displaying certain crafted escape sequences. As an additional precaution, this security update also disables font changing, user-defined keys, and X property changes through escape sequences. For the stable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 222-1etch3. For the unstable distribution, this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your xterm package.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2008-2383
DSA-1694-1
Platform(s):Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s):xterm
Definition Synopsis
  • Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 is installed.
  • AND xterm DPKG is earlier than 222-1etch3
  • BACK